title: Neuroimaging of Spinal Tumors.
abstract: Intradural tumors are relatively rare neoplasms; however, when unrecognized in a timely manner, they can result in serious deficits and disability. These tumors lack obvious clinical symptoms until compression of the cord or neurologic deficits occur. The most common intramedullary lesions are ependymomas, astrocytomas, and hemangioblastomas. Meningiomas and nerve sheath tumors (schwannomas and neurofibromas) comprise most intradural-extramedullary tumors. Less common tumors are hemangiopericytoma, paraganglioma, melanocytoma, melanoma, metastases, and lymphoma. MR imaging is the imaging method of choice, helpful for localization and characterization of these lesions before treatment and for follow-up after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Policlinic Sunce-Agram, University of Sarajevo, Trg medunarodnog prijateljstva 20, Sarajevo BiH-71000, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Electronic address: merhemic.zulejha@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zulejha
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Merhemic
authors.affiliation: General Hospital Euromedik, University of Belgrade, Visegradska 20, Belgrade 11000, Serbia.
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stosic-Opincal
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna A-1090, Austria.
authors.forename: Majda M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Thurnher
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Intradural; Spine; Tumor