Intramedullary low grade astrocytoma and ependymoma. Surgical Results and predicting factors for clinical outcome

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 611-618

  Eroes, Christian A ^a   Zausinger, Stefan ^a   Kreth, Friedrich Wilhelm ^a   Goldbrunner, Roland ^b   Tonn, Joerg Christian ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intramedullary spine tumors; McCormick score; Outcome; Predictors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASTROCYTOMA; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 77953025331     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0577-x     Document Type: Article

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