Unsuccessful external validation of the MAC-score for predicting increased MIB-1 index in patients with spinal meningiomas

ObjectiveRecently, the MAC-spinal meningioma score (MAC-score) was proposed to preoperatively identify spinal meningioma patients with high MIB-1 indices. Risk factors were age ≥ 65 years, a modified McCormick score (mMCs) ≥ 2, and absence of tumor calcification. The aim of this study was to externa...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Oncology
Main Authors:	Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Alexander Fletcher-Sandersjöö, Jenny Pettersson-Segerlind, Erik Edström, Adrian Elmi-Terander
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Subjects:	MIB-1 (Ki-67 labeling) index score spinal meningioma proliferation clinical implications recurrence
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1037495/full