title: Long-term results of the surgical treatment of 129 intramedullary spinal gliomas.
abstract: The authors report the late results of surgical treatment of 129 intramedullary gliomas (48 ependymomas, 53 astrocytomas, 13 spongioblastomas, five glioblastomas, one oligodendroglioma, and nine others), with follow-up periods ranging from 1 to 27 years. The value of surgical treatment is considered in relation to postoperative results.
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005910:Glioma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000601:surgery; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality