Treatment of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: a modified Delphi technique of the North American Spine Society Section of Spine Oncology.
Hersh A, Pennington Z, Lubelski D, Elsamadicy A, Dea N, Desai A, Gokaslan Z, Goodwin C, Hsu W, Jallo G, Krishnaney A, Laufer I, Lo S, Macki M, Mehta A, Ozturk A, Shin J, Soliman H, Sciubba D. Treatment of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: a modified Delphi technique of the North American Spine Society Section of Spine Oncology. Journal Of Neurosurgery Spine 2023, 40: 1-10. PMID: 37856379, DOI: 10.3171/2023.8.spine23190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelphi TechniqueHumansHypesthesiaNeurosurgical ProceduresNorth AmericaSpinal Cord DiseasesSpinal Cord NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntramedullary spinal cord tumorsSpinal cord tumorsTumor-specific characteristicsOperative candidacyCord tumorsResection strategyNew neurological deficitsGross total resectionT2 signal changeSet of patientsAreas of controversyIMSCT resectionFrail patientsChronic myelopathyChronic paraplegiaNeurological deficitsPreoperative symptomsTranscranial motorDelphi techniqueSurgical managementMild numbnessOperative managementSurgical interventionFurther resectionRare tumor