Low-grade dorsal spinal cord astrocytoma presented with paraplegia following minor trauma [PDF]
Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2014 Although they constitute about one third of spinal cord glial neoplasms, low-grade astrocytomas can present variably. Post-traumatic neurologic dysfunction due to low-grade spinal cord gliomas is an uncommon event. The authors report a case of paraplegia
Bander F Al-Dhafery +2 more
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Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma as a Potentially Important Stroke Mimic [PDF]
Journal of Central Nervous System Disease, 2014 Hemiparesis develops in response to a wide range of neurological disorders, such as stroke, neoplasms and several inflammatory processes. Occasionally, it may also occur due to a lesion located in the high cervical spinal cord. In this concise review, we
Tetsu Akimoto +4 more
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Extragonadal germ cell tumor of the posterior mediastinum in a child complicated with spinal cord compression: a case report [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2018 Background Germ cell tumors (GCTs) in children are rare neoplasms with diverse pathological findings according to the site and age of presentation. The most common symptoms in children with mediastinal GCTs, which are nonspecific, are dyspnea, chest pain,
Dong Keon Yon +4 more
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Spinal Cord Glioneuronal Tumor with Rosetted Neuropil-Like Islands in Pediatric Age Group [PDF]
Case Reports in Pathology, 2014 Glioneuronal neoplasms are rare tumors. Recently, an unusual glioneuronal tumor histologically showing neuropil-like islands has been described. Here, we present such a tumor originating from spinal cord of a 14-year-old girl, who has scoliosis and ...
Nil Comunoglu +2 more
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Current Applications of Machine Learning for Spinal Cord Tumors [PDF]
Life, 2023 Spinal cord tumors constitute a diverse group of rare neoplasms associated with significant mortality and morbidity that pose unique clinical and surgical challenges.
Konstantinos Katsos +3 more
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POSSIBILITIES OF DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SPINAL CORD TUMORS [PDF]
Вестник рентгенологии и радиологии, 2018 The review analyzes the data of modern literature on main methods for the diagnosis of spinal cord tumors. It reflects the possibilities of using diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI), by constructing the maps of measured diffusion coefficients (ICD) and ...
V. A. Byval’tsev +2 more
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Genetic Markers and Mutations in Primary Spinal Cord Tumors and Their Impact on Clinical Management [PDF]
Brain SciencesPrimary spinal cord tumors are rare neoplasms representing 2–4% of central nervous system tumors. Despite their low incidence, their impact on neurological function is profound.
Rouzbeh Motiei-Langroudi
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Surgically Treated Primary Spinal Cord Neoplasms in Southeastern Nigeria. [PDF]
J Neurosci Rural Pract, 2018 Background: Primary spinal cord tumors are not as frequently encountered as their cranial counterparts. They could present in such an indolent manner that requires a reasonable index of suspicion for their diagnosis to be considered.
Chikani MC +5 more
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Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: Part I—Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Diagnosis [PDF]
Global Spine Journal, 2015 Study Design Broad narrative review. Objectives Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCT) are rare neoplasms that can potentially lead to severe neurologic deterioration, decreased function, poor quality of life, or death. As such, a better understanding
Dino Samartzis DSc +4 more
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Clinical characteristics and molecular mechanisms underlying bladder cancer in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review [PDF]
BMC UrologyBackground Patients with spinal cord injury have a relatively high risk for bladder cancer and often complicated with bladder cancer in advanced stages, and the degree of aggressiveness of malignancy is high.
Xin-Lei Wang +8 more
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