Perioperative outcomes and survival after surgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors: a single-institution series of 302 patients.
Hersh AM, Patel J, Pennington Z, Porras JL, Goldsborough E, Antar A, Elsamadicy AA, Lubelski D, Wolinsky JP, Jallo G, Gokaslan ZL, Lo SL, Sciubba DM. Perioperative outcomes and survival after surgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors: a single-institution series of 302 patients. Journal Of Neurosurgery Spine 2022, 37: 252-262. PMID: 35213831, DOI: 10.3171/2022.1.spine211235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntramedullary spinal cord tumorsLong-term survivalPerioperative outcomesSpinal cord tumorsSingle-institution seriesFisher's exact testChi-square testCervical cordCord tumorsClinical presentationTumor histologyAmerican Spinal Injury Association gradeExact testPrimary intramedullary spinal cord tumorsTumor pathologyShort-term clinical coursePoor long-term survivalLarge single-institution seriesBaseline neurological statusHigh-grade ependymomasCohort of patientsGross total resectionExtent of resectionLog-rank testLength of stay