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[Microsurgical treatment of intramedullary tumor in the superior cervical spinal cord]
Ming-jun Qin1, Biao Peng, Dong-dong Luo
1Department of Neurosurgery, Guangzhou First Municipal People's Hospital, Guangzhou 510180, China. qinmingj@tom.com
Objective:
To evaluate the curative effect of microsurgery for intramedullary tumor in the superior cervical spinal cord.
Methods:
The clinical manifestations, microsurgical methods and results were reviewed retrospectively in 12 patients with intramedullary tumors in the superior cervical spinal cord.
Results:
No death occurred in these cases after the operations. The intramedullary tumors were totally resected in 10 patients including 8 with ependymomas and 2 with astrocytomas, and subtotally in 2 patients with astrocytomas. The spinal functions of patients, graded by McCormick scale system 3 months after the operations, were improved in 8 cases and remained unchanged in 4 cases. Nine patients were followed up for 1-3 years after the operations, and no tumor recurrence was found in 8 cases with total tumor resection.
Conclusion:
Radical microneurosurgery is currently the best choice for the treatment of intradullary tumor in the superior cervical spinal cord.
