Current Insights into Surgery for Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastases: A Literature Review

Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis (ISCM) is the rarest type of CNS involvement by systemic malignant tumours. Optimal management of patients with ISCMs remains ambiguous. Based on two cases reported from our department, we focused on the strategy for intramedullary spinal cord metastases surger...

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Main Author: Ondrej Kalita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/989506