作者
Sam Q Sun, Chunyu Cai, Vijay M Ravindra, Paul Gamble, Chester K Yarbrough, Ralph G Dacey, Joshua L Dowling, Gregory J Zipfel, Neill M Wright, Paul Santiago, Clifford G Robinson, Meic H Schmidt, Albert H Kim, Wilson Z Ray
发表日期
2015/6
期刊
Neurosurgery
卷号
76
期号
6
页码范围
739
简介
OBJECTIVE: To describe the recurrence rate and postoperative outcomes after resection of spinal AMs, and to discuss an appropriate resection strategy and adjuvant therapy for spinal AMs.
METHODS: Data from all patients who presented with spinal AMs to 2 tertiary referral centers between 1998 and 2013 were obtained by chart review.
RESULTS: From 102 patients with spinal meningioma, 20 AM tumors (7 cervical, 11 thoracic, 2 thoracolumbar) were identified in 18 patients (median age, 50 years [range, 19-75] at time of resection; 11% male; median follow-up, 32 months [range, 1-179] after resection). Before resection, patients had sensory deficits (70%), pain (70%), weakness (60%), ataxia (50%), spasticity (65%), and incontinence (35%). One tumor presented asymptomatically. Simpson grade I, II, III, and IV resection were achieved in 3 (15%), 13 (65%), 2 (10%), and 2 (10%) tumors, respectively. One patient …
学术搜索中的文章
SQ Sun, C Cai, VM Ravindra, P Gamble, CK Yarbrough… - Neurosurgery, 2015