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Neurofibromatosis 2

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2015
Neurofibromatosis 2 is a rare autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder classically characterized by bilateral acoustic schwannomas. Multiple other central, as well as peripheral central nervous system neoplasms as meningiomas and ependymomas, are also ...
Abhijit M Patil, Shubreet Randhawa, Abhimanyu B Kelkar, Rushikesh A Naik   +3 more
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Surgical treatment of lumbar extradural chondroma in a dog - case report
Tratamento cirúrgico de condroma extradural lombar em cão - relato de caso

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2013
Neoplasms originating in the spinal canal are uncommon in small animal veterinary clinic, but when present can cause significant neurological signs. Anatomically, these neoplasms can be classified as extradural, intradural-extramedullary and medullary ...
Paulo Vinícius Tertuliano Marinho, Paulo César Jark, Michelle Lopes Avante, Julio Carlos Canola, Andrigo Barboza De Nardi, Bruno Watanabe Minto   +5 more
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Characteristics of Patients and Treatment Recommendations from a Multidisciplinary Spinal Tumor Program

Palliative Medicine Reports, 2020
Objective: We describe characteristics of patient and treatment recommendations from a spinal tumor board at one institution, including representation from palliative care.
Mai Anh Huynh, Claudia Roldan, Paula Nunes, Andrea Kelly, Allison Taylor, Cara Richards, M. Mohsin Fareed, Daniel Gorman, Michael Groff, Marco Ferrone, Yi Lu, John H. Chi, Alexander Spektor, Tracy Balboni   +13 more
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Modified posterior unilateral laminectomy for a complex dumbbell schwannoma of the thoracolumbar junction

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020
We report on an uncommon type of complex dumbbell schwannoma involving the thoracolumbar region, which was successfully managed with unilateral hemilaminectomy using a modified posterior approach.
Amit Agrawal, Rafael Cincu, Bhushan Wani
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Management of primary spinal chondrosarcoma: report of two cases causing cord compression Manejo dos condrosarcomas espinhais primários: relato de dois casos causando compressão medular

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2004
Chondrosarcomas are malignant tumors that rarely grow inside the spinal canal. Prognosis depends on histological features, patient's age and surgical margins free from tumor. Response to radio and chemotherapy is poor. Ideal treatment consists of total "
Daniel Monte-Serrat Prevedello, Joacir Graciolli Cordeiro, Andrei Koerbel, Léo Fernando da Silva Ditzel, João Cândido Araújo   +4 more
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Stereotactic Radiation for Treating Primary and Metastatic Neoplasms of the Spinal Cord

Frontiers in Oncology, 2020
Stereotactic radiation treatment can be used to treat spinal cord neoplasms in patients with either unresectable lesions or residual disease after surgical resection.
Elisa K. Liu, Joshua S. Silverman, Joshua S. Silverman, Erik P. Sulman, Erik P. Sulman   +4 more
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Near-miss Thoracic Spine Solitary Plasmacytoma with Neurological Deficit during Pregnancy: A Case Report [PDF]

Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2022
Solitary plasmacytoma (SPC) account for only 5% of plasma cell neoplasms, and the literature hardly reports spinal SPC with a neurological deficit.
Teh KH, Thilak J, Lim HS, Yahaya AA, Kamarul-Bahrin ZA   +4 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of spinal and spinal cord tumors in children

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
Spinal and spinal cord tumors in children are rare and often present with non-specific symptoms, leading to delayed diagnosis and potentially catastrophic consequences.
XIU Bo
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Unusual appearance of spontaneous spinal intradural hematoma mimicking a meningioma

Radiology Case Reports
Spontaneous spinal intradural hematoma is uncommon. It can mimic vascular or hemorrhagic neoplasms, as certain imaging features overlap. The distinction between spinal hematoma and neoplasm is crucial for the approach to management and might determine ...
Akeel A. Alali, MD, FRCPC, ABR, Ali H. Alassiri, MD, FRCPC   +1 more
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Comparison of Single or Double Titanium Mesh Cage for Anterior Reconstruction After Total En Bloc Spondylectomy for Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Tumors [PDF]

Neurospine
Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of anterior column reconstruction using single or double titanium mesh cage (TMC) after total en bloc spondylectomy (TES) of thoracic and lumbar spinal tumors.
Ao Leng, Qi Wang, Jiacheng Li, Yu Long, Song Shi, Lingzhi Meng, Mingming Guo, Hailong Yu, Liangbi Xiang   +8 more
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