Primary tumors of the cervical spine: a retrospective review of 35 surgically managed cases

Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-173

  Zileli, Mehmet ^a   Kilinçer, Cumhur ^b   Ersahin, Yusuf ^a   Çagli, Sedat ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b TRAKYA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone neoplasm; Cervical vertebrae; Chordoma; Operative surgical procedures; Recurrence; Spinal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE TUMOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHORDOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PAIN; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847080099     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.04.027     Document Type: Article

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