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Carbon fiber rods in the treatment of cervical spine tumors: a case series and description of a novel surgical technique

Frontiers in Oncology
IntroductionConventional implant materials used in spinal tumor surgery, such as stainless steel and titanium, may interfere with the planning and delivery of radiotherapy, and pose difficulties for tumor imaging surveillance, due to the influence of ...
Simone Mazzoli, Jonathan Jiong Hao Tan, Jonathan Jiong Hao Tan, Gennaro Maria Scotto, James Thomas Patrick Decourcy Hallinan, Shilin Wang, Carmine Zoccali, Carmine Zoccali, Alessandro Luzzati   +8 more
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Multiple meningiomas within the spinal canal: case report with 23 tumors Meningiomas intrarraqueanos múltiplos: relato de caso com 23 tumores

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2005
In most series of neoplasms of the spinal canal, spinal cord and its leptomeninges, the incidence of meningioma group comprises approximately 25%. The incidence of multiple meningiomas is small when compared with the frequency of its single occurrence ...
José Alberto Gonçalves da Silva, Maurus Marques de Almeida Holanda, Antônio Fernandes de Araújo, Roberto Vieira de Mello   +3 more
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THE SINS SCALE IN THE EVALUATION OF STABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH SPINAL METASTASIS

Coluna/Columna
Objective To evaluate the distribution of patients seen in the emergency care unit of the Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo in the categories “stable”, “indeterminate” and “unstable” as classified by the SINS scale. Methods The medical charts
ARIEL FALBEL LUGÃO, CLOVIS CASTANHO SILVEIRA JUNIOR, WILLIAM GEMIO JACOBSEN TEIXEIRA, ALEXANDRE FOGAÇA CRISTANTE   +3 more
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An Unusual Presentation of Spinal Giant Cell Glioblastoma in a 21-Year-Old Female

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2019
Primary spinal cord giant cell glioblastoma multiforme of the thoracic spinal cord is a rarely-diagnosed primary spinal cord tumor in comparison to neoplasms in intracranial locations.
Benjamin J. Delgado BS, Leila Moosavi MD, Ericka Rangel BS, William Stull MD, Rahul Dev Polineni MD, Joseph Chen MD, Everardo Cobos MD   +6 more
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Unilateral fixation in the treatment of metastatic lesions of the spine [PDF]

Coluna/Columna
Objective: To evaluate the surgical outcome of patients with spinal metastases who underwent unilateral fixation using a pedicle fixation system. Methods: Seventeen patients with metastatic spinal lesions underwent surgical treatment for metastatic ...
Matheus Pippa Defino, Flavio Emanuel Gonçalves de Abreu, Thiago de Oliveira Dorigão, Helton L A Defino   +3 more
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Surgical resection and reconstruction after resection of tumors involving the sacropelvic region [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives Surgical management of the tumors in the sacropelvic region is a challenging field of spine surgery because of the complex local anatomy and biomechanics.
Lazáry, Áron, Szövérfi, Zsolt, Varga, Péter Pál   +2 more
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Uncommon Progression of an Extradural Spinal Meningioma

Case Reports in Surgery, 2014
Extradural spinal meningiomas are rare. Our understanding of purely extradural spinal meningiomas is still incomplete and they may be easily confused with malignant neoplasms, much more common in this location.
Atef Ben Nsir, Mohamed Boughamoura, Houda Mahmoudi, Mohamed Kilani, Nejib Hattab   +4 more
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Salvage carbon ion radiotherapy for recurrent solitary fibrous tumor: A case report and literature review

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2020
Background: Malignant solitary fibrous tumor (MSFT) arising from the spinal cord is extremely rare and poorly understood mesenchymal neoplasms: only a few MSFT in the spinal canal has been described.
Kazuma Murata, Kenji Endo, Takato Aihara, Yuji Matsuoka, Hirosuke Nishimura, Hidekazu Suzuki, Yasunobu Sawaji, Kengo Yamamoto, Shinjiro Fukami, Maki Tanigawa, Jun Matsubayashi, Toshitaka Nagao, Reiko Imai   +12 more
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A case of primary intramedullary tumor [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2016
Primary spinal cord tumors are rare neoplasms that can lead to significant patient disability and mortality. Given their rarity, they are often misdiagnosed, especially in the early stages, when a high index of suspicion is required.
Florin Scarlatescu
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Feline vestibular disorders. Part II: diagnostic approach and differential diagnosis. [PDF]

, 1999
Results of a neurological examination usually permit localisation of a vestibular disorder to either the central or peripheral parts of the vestibular system. Many different disorders located in the same part of the vestibular system will produce similar
LeCouteur, RA, Vernau, KM
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