Cordectomy for intramedullary spinal cord glioblastoma with a 12-year survival
BACKGROUND: Prognosis of patients with spinal cord glioblastoma is poor, with an average survival of 18 months. There are reports in the literature describing cordectomy as a treatment option for patients with spinal cord tumors. CASE DESCRIPTION: This is a case report of a patient with spinal cord...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4123255/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101196 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.135305 |
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author | Viljoen, Stephanus Hitchon, Patrick W. Ahmed, Raheel Kirby, Patricia A. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Prognosis of patients with spinal cord glioblastoma is poor, with an average survival of 18 months. There are reports in the literature describing cordectomy as a treatment option for patients with spinal cord tumors. CASE DESCRIPTION: This is a case report of a patient with spinal cord glioblastoma who, in addition to radiation and chemotherapy, was treated with cordectomy. Outcome of treatment resulted in 12-year survival. CONCLUSION: Cordectomy in spinal cord glioblastoma can result in prolonged and meaningful survival. |
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spelling | pubmed-41232552014-08-06 Cordectomy for intramedullary spinal cord glioblastoma with a 12-year survival Viljoen, Stephanus Hitchon, Patrick W. Ahmed, Raheel Kirby, Patricia A. Surg Neurol Int Case Report BACKGROUND: Prognosis of patients with spinal cord glioblastoma is poor, with an average survival of 18 months. There are reports in the literature describing cordectomy as a treatment option for patients with spinal cord tumors. CASE DESCRIPTION: This is a case report of a patient with spinal cord glioblastoma who, in addition to radiation and chemotherapy, was treated with cordectomy. Outcome of treatment resulted in 12-year survival. CONCLUSION: Cordectomy in spinal cord glioblastoma can result in prolonged and meaningful survival. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014-06-25 /pmc/articles/PMC4123255/ /pubmed/25101196 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.135305 Text en Copyright: © 2014 Viljoen S http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Viljoen, Stephanus Hitchon, Patrick W. Ahmed, Raheel Kirby, Patricia A. Cordectomy for intramedullary spinal cord glioblastoma with a 12-year survival |
title | Cordectomy for intramedullary spinal cord glioblastoma with a 12-year survival |
title_full | Cordectomy for intramedullary spinal cord glioblastoma with a 12-year survival |
title_fullStr | Cordectomy for intramedullary spinal cord glioblastoma with a 12-year survival |
title_full_unstemmed | Cordectomy for intramedullary spinal cord glioblastoma with a 12-year survival |
title_short | Cordectomy for intramedullary spinal cord glioblastoma with a 12-year survival |
title_sort | cordectomy for intramedullary spinal cord glioblastoma with a 12-year survival |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4123255/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101196 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.135305 |
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