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Gross total resection of large cervical intramedullary ependymoma: demonstration of microsurgical techniques.
In adolescents and young adults, ependymomas are the most common intramedullary tumors in the spinal cord.These tumors arise from ependymal cell lining the ventricles and spinal canal. The clinical presentation of intramedullary ependymomas are variable and nonspecific. They usually present with diffuse back or neck pain as a chief complaint. Upper and lower motor neuron deficits, numbness whic...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurosurgical Focus
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1092-0684
DOI: 10.3171/2012.v2.focus12222