Long-term outcome of patients with spinal myxopapillary ependymoma: treatment results from the MD Anderson Cancer Center and institutions from the Rare Cancer Network
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: Damien C. Weber, Yucai Wang, Robert MİLLER, Salvador VİLLA, Renata ZAUCHA, Alessia Pica, Philip POORTMANS, Yavuz ANACAK, Gokhan Ozygit, Birgitta Baumert, Guy HALLER, Matthias PREUSSER, Jing Lİ
NEURO-ONCOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2014, vol 17, pp 588-595
Summary
Background. Spinal myxopapillary ependymomas (MPEs) are slowly growing ependymal gliomas with preferential manifestation in young adults. The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of patients with MPE treated with surgery, radiotherapy (RT), and/or chemotherapy.