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Surgical outcome and prognostic factors in spinal cord ependymoma: a single-center, long-term follow-up study.

Oliver GembruchMehdi ChihiMerle HaarmannAhmet ParlakMarvin Darkwah OppongLaurèl RauschenbachAnna MichelRamazan JabbarliYahya AhmadipourUlrich SurePhilipp DammannNeriman Özkan
Published in: Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders (2021)
Neurological deterioration was seen in the majority of cervical and thoracic spine ependymomas. Postoperative improvement was less in thoracic cervical spine ependymomas compared with thoracic spine ependymomas. Poor preoperative status and especially tumor extension >2 vertebrae are predictors of poor neurological outcome (MCS >2).
Keyphrases
  • spinal cord
  • prognostic factors
  • spinal cord injury
  • patients undergoing
  • neuropathic pain