Intramedullary spinal cord metastases: an institutional review of survival and outcomes.

Anshit GoyalYagiz YolcuPanagiotis KerezoudisMohammed Ali AlviWilliam E KraussMohamad Bydon

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2019)

The overall survival in patients with intramedullary metastasis remains poor. Surgical management may contribute to improved survival and neurologic outcomes in selected patients. Intramedullary metastasis may have a greater role on overall survival compared to systemic metastatic burden.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
end stage renal disease
small cell lung cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
peritoneal dialysis
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue