Among spinal tumors that occur intradurally, meningiomas, nerve sheath tumors,
ependymomas, and astrocytomas are the most common. While a spinal MRI is the state of …

The objective was to determine the impact of surgical resection and adjuvant therapies on
survival in intramedullary ependymoma and astrocytoma. Secondary goals were to …

Study design Retrospective cohort study. Objectives Although intramedullary astrocytoma is
associated with a high mortality rate, the optimal treatment has not reached a consensus …

Background Intramedullary tumors constitute approximately 20–30% of all spinal cord
tumors and approximately 30–40% of these are astrocytomas. Furthermore, they comprise …

OBJECTIVE Pediatric spinal astrocytomas are rare spinal lesions that pose unique
management challenges. Therapeutic options include gross-total resection (GTR), subtotal …

Objective Recently, surgical outcomes of patients with intramedullary spinal cord tumors
(IMSCT) have been improved due to advances of medicine. The purposes of our study were …

Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCTs) are relatively infrequent lesions with
ependymomas and astrocytomas representing the most common types. Microsurgical …

Objective Primary spinal cord glioblastoma (PSCGBM) is a rare malignancy with a poor
prognosis. To date, no prognostic nomogram for this rare disease was established. Hence …

We present a 15 year institutional analysis of the factors affecting progression free survival
(PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients undergoing attempted resection of adult …

Study Design Systematic review Background: Considering the infiltrative nature of
intramedullary astrocytoma, the goal of surgery is to have a better patient related outcome …