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Intramedullary subependymoma of the thoracic spinal cord.
J Clin Neurosci. 2009 Jun; 16(6):851-3.JC

Abstract

We report a rare case of a thoracic intramedullary subependymoma in a 37-year-old woman. The patient developed a monoparesis of the right leg after a subtotal resection of the tumor. During the 30 months of follow-up the neurological deficit improved and the patient remained symptom free without progression of the remnant tumor. A complete resection of the tumor is usually curative with improved function. However, aggressive surgery may cause either worsening of an existing deficit or the development of new deficits. In patients with poor delineation between the tumor and the spinal cord, subtotal removal and close follow-up should be considered.

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Jang WY
Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, 8 Hak-dong, Dong-ku, Gwangju 501-757, Korea.
Lee JK
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Lee JH
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Kim JH
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Kim SH
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Lee KH
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Lee MC
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MeSH

AdultFemaleGlioma, SubependymalHumansLaminectomyLow Back PainMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeural PathwaysNeurosurgical ProceduresParesisPostoperative ComplicationsRadiotherapySpinal CordSpinal Cord NeoplasmsThoracic VertebraeTreatment Outcome

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19297162

Citation

Jang, Woo-Youl, et al. "Intramedullary Subependymoma of the Thoracic Spinal Cord." Journal of Clinical Neuroscience : Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, vol. 16, no. 6, 2009, pp. 851-3.
Jang WY, Lee JK, Lee JH, et al. Intramedullary subependymoma of the thoracic spinal cord. J Clin Neurosci. 2009;16(6):851-3.
Jang, W. Y., Lee, J. K., Lee, J. H., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Lee, K. H., & Lee, M. C. (2009). Intramedullary subependymoma of the thoracic spinal cord. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience : Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 16(6), 851-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2008.09.008
Jang WY, et al. Intramedullary Subependymoma of the Thoracic Spinal Cord. J Clin Neurosci. 2009;16(6):851-3. PubMed PMID: 19297162.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Intramedullary subependymoma of the thoracic spinal cord. AU - Jang,Woo-Youl, AU - Lee,Jung-Kil, AU - Lee,Jae-Hyun, AU - Kim,Jae-Hyoo, AU - Kim,Soo-Han, AU - Lee,Kyung-Hwa, AU - Lee,Min-Cheol, Y1 - 2009/03/18/ PY - 2008/07/09/received PY - 2008/08/29/revised PY - 2008/09/03/accepted PY - 2009/3/20/entrez PY - 2009/3/20/pubmed PY - 2009/8/6/medline SP - 851 EP - 3 JF - Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia JO - J Clin Neurosci VL - 16 IS - 6 N2 - We report a rare case of a thoracic intramedullary subependymoma in a 37-year-old woman. The patient developed a monoparesis of the right leg after a subtotal resection of the tumor. During the 30 months of follow-up the neurological deficit improved and the patient remained symptom free without progression of the remnant tumor. A complete resection of the tumor is usually curative with improved function. However, aggressive surgery may cause either worsening of an existing deficit or the development of new deficits. In patients with poor delineation between the tumor and the spinal cord, subtotal removal and close follow-up should be considered. SN - 0967-5868 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/19297162/Intramedullary_subependymoma_of_the_thoracic_spinal_cord_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0967-5868(08)00550-X DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -