title: [Clinical features and microsurgical treatment of spinal intramedullary cavernoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the clinical features and microsurgical treatment of spinal intramedullary cavernomas (SICs).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 21 patients with pathologically confirmed SIC undergoing microsurgical resection of cavernomas at Beijing Tiantan Hospital and Taian Central Hospital from June 2005 to December 2012 were reviewed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The postoperative neurological status improved (n = 13) and remained unchanged (n = 6) and aggravated (n = 2).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The clinical features of SICs are related with their different pathological processes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is specific for the diagnosis of SICs. Appropriate strategies and refined microsurgical techniques are essential for improving the clinical efficacies of SICs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Taian Central Hospital, Taian 271000, China.
authors.forename: Guojun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liguo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yulun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing 100050, China. Email: wghwynsby@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Guihuai
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult