Long-term survival enhanced by cordectomy in a patient with a spinal glioblastoma multiforme and paraplegia: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 656-659

  Marchan, Edward M ^a   Sekula Jr , Raymond F ^b   Jannetta, Peter J ^b   Quigley, Matthew R ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cordectomy; Glioblastoma; Intramedullary tumor; Survival

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CORDECTOMY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 37349114087     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-07/12/656     Document Type: Article

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