Long-term outcomes of spinal ependymomas: an institutional experience of more than 60 cases.

Rohan SavoorTimothy L SitaNader S DahdalehIrene HelenowskiJohn A KalapurakalMaryanne H MarymontRimas LukasTimothy J KruserZachary A SmithTyler KoskiAruna GanjuSean Sachdev

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2020)

Our findings confirm the importance of GTR in spinal ependymomas. Adjuvant RT should be utilized in the setting of a subtotal resection with expectation of improved disease-related outcomes.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
early stage
type diabetes
spinal cord injury
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
insulin resistance