George I Jallo,Nir Shimony
George I Jallo
Forrest Hamrick,Rajiv R Iyer
Forrest Hamrick
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCTs) in the growing spine can cause deformity characterized by neurologic deficits, atypical curvature, or pain. Children with atypical spinal curvature should undergo MRI to exclude spinal cord patholo...
Aahan Arif,Thomas E Merchant
Aahan Arif
This article reviews the radiotherapeutic management of pediatric and adult spinal cord tumors, including astrocytomas and ependymomas. Key topics include indications for radiotherapy, dose and volume considerations, complications such as b...
Valerie A Cruz Flores,Christian E Nieves Rivera,Stacie Stapleton
Valerie A Cruz Flores
Primary intramedullary spinal cord tumors are rare in both pediatric and adult patients. Surgical resection offers the best outcomes when safe and feasible; however, other treatment strategies are often needed. These represent a challenge d...
Vascular Lesions of the Spinal Cord: Arteriovenous and Cavernous Malformations [0.03%]
脊髓血管畸形：动静脉和海绵状血管瘤
Nicholas M Rabah,Michael T Lawton
Nicholas M Rabah
Intramedullary spinal arteriovenous malformations and cavernous malformations are benign lesions, but because of their highly eloquent location and propensity to hemorrhage over time, they can result in devastating neurologic consequences i...
Mark A Damante,Russell R Lonser
Mark A Damante
Spinal cord hemangioblastomas are benign, vascular lesions that occur sporadically (67%) or in association with von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL; 33%). Whether they occur sporadically or in association with VHL, hemangioblastomas are histolog...
Rare Spinal Cord Tumors [0.03%]
罕见脊髓肿瘤
Daniel Lubelski,Lansaol Yang,Abdul Karim Ghaith
Daniel Lubelski
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCTs) represent a rare and diverse subset of central nervous system (CNS) lesions, accounting for approximately 2% to 4% of all CNS tumors. The majority of IMSCTs are glial in origin, particularly ependy...
Jesse A Stokum,Allan J Belzberg,Jaishri O Blakeley
Jesse A Stokum
The neurofibromatoses (NF) comprise several tumor predisposition conditions, including neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and neurofibromatosis type 2 schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN). Although paraspinal peripheral nerve sheath tumors (including neur...
Max Ward,Ethan D L Brown,Apratim Maity et al.
Max Ward et al.
Managing intramedullary spinal cord tumors in patients over 65 years of age requires balancing oncological control with preserving function. An individualized assessment centered on frailty, rather than age, is crucial for patient selection...
Spinal Cord Ependymomas [0.03%]
脊髓室管膜肿瘤
Lawrence F Borges,Opeyemi Alabi,Ganesh Shankar
Lawrence F Borges
Spinal cord ependymomas are the most common intramedullary spinal cord tumor in adults. At present, the best outcomes in treating these tumors are seen with complete surgical excision, while preserving neurologic function. Surgical dissecti...