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Intramedullary spinal cord tumours - a single Centre, 10-year review of clinical and pathological outcomes.

Oliver RichardsEdward GoacherDebasish PalAtul TyagiPaul ChumasChristopher Derham
Published in: British journal of neurosurgery (2020)
Tumour plane and the extent of tumour resection are significant determinants of progression-free survival. Ependymoma, whilst being the commonest histology in our series were also the most resectable. Whilst complete resection reduces the rate of recurrence, tumour grade is the most important predictor of outcome. Given the importance of the extent of resection, and following a similar trend to other low volume pathologies, these tumours should only be tackled by neurosurgeons with experience in their resection.
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