Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumours in Children

Subspecialty: Spine

Type: Clinical Summary

Educational content sponsored by Joint Operations, the official distributor of LiquorGuard: Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCTs) in children are biologically heterogeneous glial and non‑glial neoplasms that grow within the substance of the cord, most commonly astrocytomas, ependymomas and gangliogliomas, and present with pain, motor dysfunction and progressive cord expansion. This consolidated review summarizes epidemiology, clinicoradiologic–pathologic correlations, operative techniques and perioperative adjuncts (intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring, ultrasonic aspirator, laser, …

Source Papers

Intramedullary tumors in children (2011)
jallo - intramedullary spinal cord tumours in children (2003)
Radiologic-pathologic correlation of pediatric and adolescent spinal neoplasms: Part 1, Intramedullary spinal neoplasms. (2012)
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors: a review of current and future treatment strategies. (2015)