Mortality is higher in patients with leptomeningeal metastasis in spinal cord tumors Mortalidade é mais elevada na disseminação metastática leptomeníngea em tumores da medula espinhal

Mortality is higher in patients with leptomeningeal metastasis in spinal cord tumors Mortalidade é mais elevada na disseminação metastática leptomeníngea em tumores da medula espinhal

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Spinal cord tumors are a rare neoplasm of the central nervous system (CNS). The occurrence of metastases is related to poor prognosis. The authors analyzed one series of metastasis cases and their associated mortality. METHODS: Clinical characteristics were studied in six patients with intramedullar...

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Main Authors: Ricardo de Amoreira Gepp, José Mauro Cardoso Couto, Maria Dorvalina da Silva, Marco Rolando Sainz Quiroga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
metástase neoplásica
medula espinhal
neoplasias
neoplasm metastasis
spinal cord
neoplasms
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012005000019

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