REMOVAL OF THE CERVICAL SPINAL CORD EPENDYMOMA
https://doi.org/10.14531/ss2014.4.133-136
Abstract
The paper describes long-term results of surgical treatment of a female patient with intramedullary ependymoma at the cervical level. Long relapse-free period was reported after the radical removal of intramedullary ependymoma. A complication developed after multilevel laminectomy required anterior fusion. Analysis of patient’s neurological symptoms and level of long-term social adaptation showed her full independence and preservation of working capacity.
About the Authors
Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Stupak
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Samuil Semyonovich Rabinovich
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey Veniaminovich Shabanov
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Review
For citations:
Stupak V.V., Rabinovich S.S., Shabanov S.V. REMOVAL OF THE CERVICAL SPINAL CORD EPENDYMOMA. Russian Journal of Spine Surgery (Khirurgiya Pozvonochnika). 2014;(4):133-136. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14531/ss2014.4.133-136
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