Intradural spinal cord tumors are classified on the basis of their location in relation to the
spinal cord parenchyma. Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCTs) exist within the spinal …

INTRODUCTION—Spinal cord tumors can occur within or adjacent to the spinal cord. They
are considered to be intraaxial in location and can be either primary or metastatic. Primary …

Background: Primary extradural tumors of the spine comprise only a small percentage of all
spinal tumors. However, given their relative radioresistance and their typical malignant …

Background: Spinal tumors classification is extradural, intradural extramedullary (IDEM), or
intradural intramedullary. IDEM tumors are rare, occurring in 5 to 10 per million people …

Spinal cord lesions are traditionally classified as either extradural or intradural
extramedullary or of intramedullary origin. Intramedullary spinal cord tumours are …

Objectives: Identify the etiology of intramedullary spinal cord tumors. Describe the
presentation of a patient with an intramedullary spinal cord tumor. Outline the treatment and …

The features of non-neoplastic lesions are often similar to those of intramedullary tumors,
and a differential diagnosis is challenging to obtain in some cases. A surgical biopsy, which …

The spinal cord is especially well protected by the surrounding CSF, the meningeal
envelopes and the bony spine. Intradural tumors are rare lesions: they include …

Intradural extramedullary spinal tumors occured in 80% of intradural tumor. Pain and motor
disturbance are the most common symptomps. We present a case of 50 years-old man with …