Secondary extradural spinal tumours in children.
Secondary extradural spinal tumours are very rare, but they comprise most of the extradural neoplasms seen in infancy and childhood. Thirty-nine patients with this type of secondary tumour were treated in our hospital between 1965 and 1991. The diagnosis was proved by biopsy in every case. Following surgical decompression, all 35 survivors had radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. Their outcome is reported.
Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Medical Centre, Ankara, Turkey.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery