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MICROSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LOW-GRADE SPINAL CORD ASTROCYTOMA IN ADULTS: A PERSONAL CASE SERIES REPORT AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW

Astrocytoma is the second most common intramedullary tumor of predominantly low-grade malignancy in adult patients. Adult astrocytomas have better-quality prognosis compared with astrocytomas in children. Although a standardized surgical management protocol for spinal cord glioma is currently unavai...

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Autores principales: Pojskić, Mirza, Rotim, Krešimir, Splavski, Bruno, Arnautović, Kenan I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medical Research, Vinogradska cesta c. 29 Zagreb 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8212640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34177061
http://dx.doi.org/10.20471/acc.2020.59.03.15
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author Pojskić, Mirza
Rotim, Krešimir
Splavski, Bruno
Arnautović, Kenan I.
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description Astrocytoma is the second most common intramedullary tumor of predominantly low-grade malignancy in adult patients. Adult astrocytomas have better-quality prognosis compared with astrocytomas in children. Although a standardized surgical management protocol for spinal cord glioma is currently unavailable, surgery of low-grade astrocytoma should be aimed at gross total resection to preserve neurological function and to improve the outcome. Herein, we present a personal case series of four consecutive adult spinal cord astrocytoma patients who were operated on during the last few years. Tumor resection was performed in all patients utilizing microsurgical technique and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring. We also provide a literature review of the treatment of intramedullary astrocytoma in adults and discuss contemporary surgical management and prognosis.
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spelling pubmed-82126402021-06-26 MICROSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LOW-GRADE SPINAL CORD ASTROCYTOMA IN ADULTS: A PERSONAL CASE SERIES REPORT AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW Pojskić, Mirza Rotim, Krešimir Splavski, Bruno Arnautović, Kenan I. Acta Clin Croat Reviews Astrocytoma is the second most common intramedullary tumor of predominantly low-grade malignancy in adult patients. Adult astrocytomas have better-quality prognosis compared with astrocytomas in children. Although a standardized surgical management protocol for spinal cord glioma is currently unavailable, surgery of low-grade astrocytoma should be aimed at gross total resection to preserve neurological function and to improve the outcome. Herein, we present a personal case series of four consecutive adult spinal cord astrocytoma patients who were operated on during the last few years. Tumor resection was performed in all patients utilizing microsurgical technique and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring. We also provide a literature review of the treatment of intramedullary astrocytoma in adults and discuss contemporary surgical management and prognosis. Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medical Research, Vinogradska cesta c. 29 Zagreb 2020-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8212640/ /pubmed/34177061 http://dx.doi.org/10.20471/acc.2020.59.03.15 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 License.
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MICROSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LOW-GRADE SPINAL CORD ASTROCYTOMA IN ADULTS: A PERSONAL CASE SERIES REPORT AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW
title MICROSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LOW-GRADE SPINAL CORD ASTROCYTOMA IN ADULTS: A PERSONAL CASE SERIES REPORT AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW
title_full MICROSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LOW-GRADE SPINAL CORD ASTROCYTOMA IN ADULTS: A PERSONAL CASE SERIES REPORT AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW
title_fullStr MICROSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LOW-GRADE SPINAL CORD ASTROCYTOMA IN ADULTS: A PERSONAL CASE SERIES REPORT AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW
title_full_unstemmed MICROSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LOW-GRADE SPINAL CORD ASTROCYTOMA IN ADULTS: A PERSONAL CASE SERIES REPORT AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW
title_short MICROSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LOW-GRADE SPINAL CORD ASTROCYTOMA IN ADULTS: A PERSONAL CASE SERIES REPORT AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW
title_sort microsurgical management of low-grade spinal cord astrocytoma in adults: a personal case series report and brief literature review
topic Reviews
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8212640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34177061
http://dx.doi.org/10.20471/acc.2020.59.03.15
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