Background Intramedullary spinal cord tumors are challenging to resect, and their
postoperative neurological outcomes are often difficult to predict, with few studies assessing …

OBJECTIVE Spinal intramedullary ependymomas (IEs) represent a well-defined tumor entity
usually warranting resection. Factors that determine full long-term neurological recovery …

METHODS: This retrospective observational multicenter study included consecutive patients
with SIE in the cervical or thoracic spine treated surgically at a total of 58 institutions …

Background Intramedullary spinal cord tumours are rare and account for about 2–4% of
primary CNS tumours. Ependymomas and astrocytomas are most frequent. The aim of this …

Purpose To interrogate the association of tumor-associated syrinxes with postoperative
neurological and oncological outcomes in patients surgically treated for WHO grade 2 spinal …

Background and Objectives: Spinal meningiomas, which are well characterized and are
most frequently intradural extramedullary tumors, represent 25% of all intradural spinal …

Simple Summary The long-term outcomes and indications for radiotherapy after incomplete
removal of grade II intramedullary ependymomas remain unclear. In this retrospective single …

ABSTRACT Background: Myxopapillary ependymomas (MPEs) possess leptomeningeal,
neural axis dissemination, seeding metastases, and extra-neural spread which are …

Background Spinal intradural-extramedullary ependymomas (IEEs) most commonly affect
the lumbosacral spine. Because of their neural axis dissemination and adherence to neural …

Background and Objectives: Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCT) are rare entities. A
location in the upper cervical spine as a highly eloquent region carries the risk of …