title: Two-stage operation for high cervical intramedullary ependymoma in young adult.
abstract: We describe a two-stage operation, rarely reported since being introduced in 1911, for treatment of an intramedullary ependymoma extending to the upper cervical cord in a young adult. This classic two-stage strategy combined with modern techniques remains a useful option for selected patients to safely remove intramedullary ependymomas.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Higashiosaka City General Hospital, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan. hyokota0001@gmail.com
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Yokota
authors: Kazuhiro
authors: K
authors: Yokoyama
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Noguchi
authors: Yoshitomo
authors: Y
authors: Uchiyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002818:Cordotomy / Q000379:methods*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*