Abstract:
:Clinical presentation, diagnosis, surgical technique and results of 25 cases of intramedullary tumours in patients under 16 years of age are analyzed. Pre-operative spinal deformity was present in 9 patients. Surgery was performed in all. After multilaminectomy with preservation of the intervertebral joints, total removal of the lesion was achieved in 11 patients and subtotal removal in 14 others. After surgery, external immobilization lasting an average period of 5 years was instituted in all patients. Postoperative radiation therapy was performed in 11 cases (5 "high grade" astrocytomas, 5 ependymomas, 1 glioblastoma). There were 11 recurrences: 4 of which (2 ependymomas and 2 "low grade" astrocytomas) were treated surgically, 7 (5 "high grade" astrocytomas, 1 glioblastoma, 1 oligodendroglioma) with palliative radiation treatment. Six patients eventually developed postlaminectomy spinal deformities as diagnosed roentgenographically 6 to 50 months postoperatively. Of the 16 patients still alive, 7 did not present relevant neurological deficit, 1 presented a monoparesis, while the other 8 presented invalidating deficits. Surgical treatment did not differ from that employed in the intramedullary tumours in the adult: radical resection is indeed the optimal therapeutic origin. The risk of radiation therapy are greater in children: it is crucial to limit radiation therapy to only some histotypes. The incidence of spinal column deformity after multilevel laminectomy is greater in young patients. It is advisable to implement prevention of spinal deformities by postoperative external immobilization and constant follow-up so as to detect early changes of spinal stability.
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Acta Neurochir (Wien)journal_title
Acta neurochirurgicaauthors
Lunardi P,Licastro G,Missori P,Ferrante L,Fortuna Adoi
10.1007/BF02001471subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-01-01 00:00:00pages
59-65issue
1-2eissn
0001-6268issn
0942-0940journal_volume
120pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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