The clinical and surgical aspects of spinal tumors in children
Pediatric Neurology, cilt.31, sa.4, ss.261-266, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2004
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.03.019
- Dergi Adı: Pediatric Neurology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.261-266
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
A series of 20 pediatric patients underwent surgery for spinal tumor at the Department of Neurosurgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy between 1995 and 2003. Motor weakness and reflex changes were the main initial signs in these patients. Epidural tumors and intradural-extramedullary tumors were in equal number, and total tumor removal was achieved in most of the patients without adjuvant treatment. Laminotomy was the main surgical method in 60% of the patients with spinal tumor, especially in children younger than 3 years of age. © 2004 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.