Intramedullary tumors in children: analysis of 24 operated cases

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Ricardo De Amoreira Gepp¹  Jose Mauro Cardoso Couto¹  Maria Dorvalina Da Silva¹  Régis Tavares Da Silva¹  Eidmar Augusto Neri¹ 

[1] ,Sarah Network of Rehabilitation HospitalsBrasília DF ,Brazil

关键词: astrocytoma;    ependymoma;    microsurgery;    spinal cord;    astrocitoma;    ependimoma;    microcirurgia;    medula espinhal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2010000300013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Intramedullary tumors are rare. The authors reviewed 24 cases operated between 1996 and 2006. The study assessed the clinical characteristics and surgical results based upon the neurological function. METHOD: Medical records of patients with intramedullary astrocytoma and ependymoma were reviewed. The minimal follow up time was 6 months and, at the end of this period, a comparative analysis of the neurological function was performed based using the McCormick scale score. RESULTS: Most patients had astrocytoma (75%). Male gender was more prevalent (58.3%). The most common type of tumor was graded as I or II, and in three cases these were malignant. The total resection of the tumor was achieved in 20.8% of the cases. The statistical analysis did not show a statistically significant difference between preoperative and postoperative grades at McCormick scale. CONCLUSION: The authors concluded that microsurgery to intramedullary tumors did not significantly alter the neurological function after six months.

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