Metastatic spinal cord tumors - Review of hospitol-based population

Authors

  • Rita Almeida Assistente Hospitalar de Neurologia, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa
  • Pinto Viana Assistente Hospitalar de Neurologia, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa
  • Joaquim Monteiro Assistente Hospitalar de Neurocirurgia, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa
  • Cristina Gonçalves Interna do Internato Complementar de Neurorradiologia, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa
  • Carlos Calado Interno do Internato Complementar de Neurocirurgia, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa

Keywords:

metastases, therapy, outcome

Abstract

Metastases are the commonest extradural tu­mors leading to spinal cord compression at mul­tiple leveis. This is a retrospective study of 209 patients admited at our hospital (Neurology and Neurosurgery departments and outpatient con­sultation) between 1989 and June of 1996 with metastatic spinal cord tumors. Sex and age, neu­rologic presentation, neuroradiologic findings, primary tumour origin, terapeutic approaches and outcome were evaluated in ali patients.

Our main purpose with this review was to establish the most frequent clinical presentation that would permit a very fast diagnosis and treatment with a favourable outcome.

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Published

1996-12-31

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Almeida R, Viana P, Monteiro J, Gonçalves C, Calado C. Metastatic spinal cord tumors - Review of hospitol-based population. RPMI [Internet]. 1996 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 5];3(4):212-5. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/2300

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Vol. 3 No. 4 (1996): Outubro/ Dezembro

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