Spine literature: Predictors of Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Spinal Intramedullary Ependymoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by the Neurospinal Society of Japan.

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Article: Predictors of Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Spinal Intramedullary Ependymoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by the Neurospinal Society of Japan.

Authors (excerpt): Kentaro Naito, Daisuke Umebayashi, Ryu Kurokawa, Toshiki Endo, Masaki Mizuno

Overview: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Ependymoma is the most common spinal intramedullary tumor. Although clinical outcomes have been described in the literature, most of the reports were based on limited numbers of cases or been confined to institutional experience. The objective of this study was to analyze more detailed characteristics of spinal intramedullary ependymoma (SIE) and provide clinical factors associated with progression-free survival (PFS). METHODS: This retrospective observational multicenter study included consecutive patients with SIE in the cervical or thoracic spine treated surgically at a total of 58 institutions between 2009 and 2020. The results of pathological diagnosis at each institute were confirmed, and patients with myxopapillary ependymoma, subependymoma, or unverified histopathology were strictly excluded from this study. Outcome measures included surgical data, surgery-related complications, postoperative…

Full citation: Predictors of Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Spinal Intramedullary Ependymoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by the Neurospinal Society of Japan.. Neurosurgery. PubMed: PMID 37255289; DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002538.

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Summary (Bulgarian)

Това е обобщение за пациенти и специалисти, базирано на официалното резюме в PubMed. Публикацията е в списание Neurosurgery и засяга теми, свързани с гръбначния стълб (диагностика, лечение или епидемиология — според съдържанието на оригиналната статия). Не замества очен преглед при лекар и не представлява персонализиран медицински съвет.

Заглавие: Spine literature: Predictors of Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Spinal Intramedullary Ependymoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by the Neurospinal Society of Japan.

Оригинално резюме (английски, съкратено): BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Ependymoma is the most common spinal intramedullary tumor. Although clinical outcomes have been described in the literature, most of the reports were based on limited numbers of cases or been confined to institutional experience. The objective of this study was to analyze more detailed characteristics of spinal intramedullary ependymoma (SIE) and provide clinical factors associated with progression-free survival (PFS). METHODS: This retrospective observational multicenter study included consecutive patients with SIE in the cervical or thoracic spine treated surgically at a total of 58 institutions between 2009 and 2020. The results of pathological diagnosis at each institute were confirmed, and patients with myxopapillary ependymoma,…

Source: Predictors of Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Spinal Intramedullary Ependymoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by the Neurospinal Society of Japan.. Neurosurgery. PubMed: PMID 37255289; DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002538.