A Survey of Spinal Tumors in Loghman-e- Hakim Medical Center

Authors

  • karim Haddadian
  • Omidvar Rezayee Department of Neurosurgery, Loghman Hakim Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:

We inspected on about 110 patients of spinal tumors in the neurosurgical department of Loghman-e­Hakim Medical Center. According with our inspectation, we have considered the factors such as age, sex, pathology, clinical signs, radiology, kind of operation and…. cases were up to 16 years ( 15 % ) and the  17 ‏ others were adult. 62 (56%) were male and 38 (44%) were female. The most privalent spinal tumors were neurofibroma, meningioma and ependimoma. Their initial sign is weakness of limbs. We have observed positive sign in myelography (91 % ) spinal plain X­Ray (55%) and C.T. Scan about (100%).

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volume 24  issue 3

pages  227- 235

publication date 2000-09

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