Surgical outcomes and risk factors for recurrence of myxopapillary ependymoma: a single-center experience

CONCLUSIONS: Findings of this study emphasize the importance of tumor size and location-particularly involvement of the sacral canal-in determining resectability. Reoperation for recurrence was necessary in 78% of patients with subtotally resected tumors; none of the patients who underwent GTR required reoperation. Most patients had stable neurological status postoperatively.PMID:37410596 | DOI:10.3171/2023.5.SPINE23433

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - July 6, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Mark C Dougherty Mani Ratnesh S Sandhu Nahom Teferi Jennifer L Noeller Clayton L Rosinski Brian J Park Arnold H Menezes Kirill V Nourski Patrick W Hitchon Source Type: research