Pediatric spinal cord tumor surgery.
This article discusses our experience in managing pediatric spinal cord tumors. A description of the clinical presentation of children with such lesions and of the radiological characteristics of these tumors is given. Emphasis is placed on treatment philosophy and objectives as well as on surgical technique. Our results and the complications in treating 95 children with spinal cord tumors are outlined.
Epstein
F J
FJ
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, New York University Medical Center, New York.
Farmer
J P
JP
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*