• Unspecified/other malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, incl. (cancer.gov)
  • The following conditions each represent 1 percent or more of diagnostic radiology claims: subarachnoid hemorrhage, malignant neoplasm of colon, malignant neoplasm of pancreas, cerebral thrombosis with infarction, acute cerebrovascular accident (CVA), cerebral aneurysm, pelvis fracture, ankle fracture, and intracranial abscess. (thedoctors.com)
  • Treatment of high-grade spinal cord astrocytoma of childhood with '8-in-1' chemotherapy and radiotherapy: a pilot study of CCG-945. (nih.gov)
  • five received craniospinal radiotherapy and five spinal radiotherapy. (nih.gov)
  • Scholars@Duke publication: Dosimetric effect of translational and rotational errors for patients undergoing image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastases. (duke.edu)
  • PURPOSE: To investigate the dosimetric effects of translational and rotational patient positioning errors on the treatment of spinal and paraspinal metastases using computed tomography image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy. (duke.edu)
  • METHODS AND MATERIALS: The data from 20 patients treated for metastatic spinal cancer using image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy were investigated in this study. (duke.edu)
  • The study was carried out to exhaust the scientific literature regarding surgery associated with radiotherapy in patients suffering from metastatic spinal cord compression and to assist in the decision of oncology physicians and professionals in choosing the best treatment for the patient. (bvsalud.org)
  • Some factors such as individual treatment strategy, according to the histology of the primary tumor, plan of treatment strategies carried out in a multidisciplinary manner, risk-benefit of radiotherapy, assessment of the degree of spinal instability, improvement in communication and referral between specialists in oncology showed an increase in the survival of these patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • Surgical repair of spinal metastases from renal origin is often complicated by excessive bleeding. (ajnr.org)
  • Twenty spinal metastases from renal origin (17 patients) treated by preoperative embolization with polyvinyl alcohol particles were analyzed retrospectively. (ajnr.org)
  • A control group of 10 patients with 11 spinal metastases of renal origin underwent surgery without embolization. (ajnr.org)
  • Preoperative embolization of spinal metastases of renal origin with polyvinyl alcohol particles is safe and might reduce intraoperative blood loss significantly. (ajnr.org)
  • There is, however, limited data about the effect of preoperative embolization on intraoperative blood loss in spinal metastases of renal origin (6, 7, 15) . (ajnr.org)
  • This retrospective study included 18 consecutive patients with 21 symptomatic spinal metastases who underwent preoperative spinal angiography and embolization at our institution between October 1995 and August 1999. (ajnr.org)
  • The control group consisted of 10 consecutive patients with 11 spinal metastases of renal carcinoma, which were treated surgically without preoperative embolization between April 1994 and April 1997. (ajnr.org)
  • 1) Background: Surgery for spinal metastases has gained a decisive role in modern oncological treatment. (scite.ai)
  • Preliminary clinical experience with CFR-PEEK implants for spinal metastases exists. (scite.ai)
  • 2) Methods: We retrospectively analyzed prospectively the collected data of consecutive patients being operated on from 1 August 2015 to 31 October 2021 using a CFR-PEEK pedicle screw system for posterior stabilization because of spinal metastases or primary bone tumors of the spine. (scite.ai)
  • Abnormal growths of tissue that follow a previous neoplasm but are not metastases of the latter. (lookformedical.com)
  • Dr. Nael's clinical and research interests include advanced imaging, quantitative neuroimaging, and multiparametric imaging approach in diagnosis of variety of cerebrovascular disorders and brain and spinal neoplasms. (uclahealth.org)
  • Myelopathy is a clinical diagnosis with localization of the neurological findings to the spinal cord, rather than the brain or the peripheral nervous system, and then to a particular segment of the spinal cord. (bvsalud.org)
  • Predicting the survival of patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms using deep learning: A study based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. (cdc.gov)
  • Neoplastic disease that involves the spine and results in spinal cord or cauda equina compression may have devastating neurologic and functional consequences. (medscape.com)
  • Metastatic lesions are responsible for about 85% of neoplastic spinal cord compression cases, with the other 15% due to primary neoplastic lesions of the spine. (medscape.com)
  • Neoplastic disease that involves the spine with spinal cord compression may be devastating. (medscape.com)
  • Consequent signs and symptoms may be referable to the spine or spinal cord. (medscape.com)
  • Chronic spinal inflammatory conditions such as Paget disease, neurosarcoidosis, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid disease of the spine, and chronic tuberculosis can cause it. (wikipedia.org)
  • As the director of Spine Surgery for the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Maryland, I see a large volume of patients with spinal deformity, degenerative disease, spinal oncology and spine trauma. (umaryland.edu)
  • Sansur CA , Pouratian N, Dumont AS, Schiff D, Shaffrey CI, Shaffrey ME.Spinal Cord Neoplasms, Part II: Primary tumors of the bony spine and adjacent soft tissues. (umaryland.edu)
  • Posterior spinal instrumentation via pedicle screw-rod fixation is the standard of care for various spine diseases of degenerative, traumatic, infectious, and neoplastic origin. (ijssurgery.com)
  • The future of spine surgery: New horizons in the treatment of spinal disorders. (backbonejournal.com)
  • We report one of the largest benign sacral schwannoma originating inside the spinal canal with pelvic extension to be resected without complications. (nih.gov)
  • Experience in the SEER registries has shown that using the Supplemental List increases casefinding for benign brain and CNS, hematopoietic neoplasms, and other reportable diseases. (cancer.gov)
  • Neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord derived from glial cells which vary from histologically benign forms to highly anaplastic and malignant tumors. (embl.de)
  • Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms . (lookformedical.com)
  • Findings from a 51-year-old immunocompetent woman with a benign neoplasm and Cryptosporidium baileyi pulmonary infection, Poland, 2015. (cdc.gov)
  • Primary spinal cord tumors arise from the different elements of the central nervous system (CNS), including neurons, supporting glial cells, and meninges. (medscape.com)
  • Primary spinal cord tumors arise from the different elements of the CNS, including neurons, supporting glial cells, and meninges. (medscape.com)
  • Congenital or acquired cysts of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges which may remain stable in size or undergo progressive enlargement. (bvsalud.org)
  • Extramedullary tumors may be intradural (meningiomas and schwannomas), which account for 60% of all primary spinal cord neoplasms, or extradural (metastatic tumors from breasts, lungs, prostate, leukemia, or lymphomas), which account for 25% of these neoplasms. (health-care-clinic.org)
  • Both intradural and extradural tumors exert their effects by compressing the spinal cord and its roots, rather than by invading the parenchyma. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Intradural extramedullary spinal neoplasms: Radiologic-pathologic correlation. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Intradural extramedullary tumors may be painful when the nerve roots are compressed but can develop painlessly if the spinal cord is directly compressed without involving the root. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Spinal tumors are classically grouped into three categories: extradural tumors, intradural extramedullary tumors, and intradural intramedullary tumors ( Fig. 17-1 ). (mhmedical.com)
  • Perioperative Cost Analysis of Minimally Invasive vs Open Resection of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors. (rush.edu)
  • We analyzed the demographic/clinical features of all primary intraspinal tumors (with a specific focus on primary intradural spinal cord tumors) identified between 1992 and 2004 in three of the major related hospitals in Isfahan, Iran. (ac.ir)
  • Minimally invasive resection of intradural-extramedullary spinal neoplasms. (backbonejournal.com)
  • Most extradural tumors invade and destroy bone before compressing the spinal cord. (msdmanuals.com)
  • in contrast, spinal tumors secondary to metastatic disease tend to be extradural. (mhmedical.com)
  • The severity of spinal cord compromise secondary to a tumor spans a wide range. (medscape.com)
  • Embolization has been used as a presurgical maneuver in the treatment of a variety of primary and secondary spinal tumors (6-22) . (ajnr.org)
  • Myelopathy can be the result of primary intrinsic disorders of the spinal cord or from secondary conditions, which result in extrinsic compression of the spinal cord. (bvsalud.org)
  • The neural tracts most vulnerable to mechanical pressure include the corticospinal and spinocerebellar tracts and the posterior spinal columns. (medscape.com)
  • Most common causes include as a complication of lumbar punctures, burst fractures resulting in posterior migration of fragments of the vertebral body, severe disc herniations, spinal anaesthesia involving trauma from catheters and high local anaesthetic concentrations around the cauda equina, penetrating trauma such as knife wounds or ballistic trauma. (wikipedia.org)
  • Primary spinal cord tumors may be extramedullary (occurring outside the spinal cord) or intramedullary (occurring within the cord itself). (health-care-clinic.org)
  • Most primary spinal cord cancers do not disseminate widely through the CNS or body. (medscape.com)
  • Although primary spinal cord tumors (PSCTs) comprise a minority of primary central nervous system tumors, they often impose a great deal of morbidity on their victims. (ac.ir)
  • Neoplastic disease can cause neurologic symptoms by compression of the thecal sac, spinal cord, or cauda equina, as well as compression of the attendant vascular supply, which results in cord edema and ischemia. (medscape.com)
  • Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a condition that occurs when the bundle of nerves below the end of the spinal cord known as the cauda equina is damaged. (wikipedia.org)
  • After the conus medullaris (near lumbar vertebral levels 1 (L1) and 2 (L2), occasionally lower), the spinal canal contains a bundle of nerve fibers (the cauda equina or "horse-tail") that branches off the lower end of the spinal cord and contains the nerve roots from L1-L5 and S1-S5. (wikipedia.org)
  • Compression, trauma or other damage to this region of the spinal canal can result in cauda equina syndrome. (wikipedia.org)
  • Anatomically, neoplasms of the spinal cord may be classified according to the compartment of origin, either intramedullary (inside the cord) or extramedullary (outside the cord). (medscape.com)
  • Because intramedullary tumors may extend over several spinal cord segments, their symptoms are more variable than those of extramedullary tumors. (health-care-clinic.org)
  • Neoplastic diseases in the spinal column and spinal cord can have a dramatic impact on an individual as well as on their family members and friends. (mhmedical.com)
  • Depending on the underlying malignancy, 2% to 5% of patients will develop clinical signs and symptoms of epidural spinal cord compression (ESCC) during the course of their disease. (mhmedical.com)
  • This comprehensive book is the result of the contribution of different internationally renowned expert teams in the management of bone tumors and particularly spinal neoplasms. (novapublishers.com)
  • In addition to confirming the spinal injury, a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN), 1.3-1.8 cm, in the third segment of the right lung upper lobe was detected by chest radiography and computed tomography ( Figure , panels A, B). The lesion was of high density and had well-defined borders. (cdc.gov)
  • The purpose of this study was to devise an improved method of treating high-grade gliomas of the spinal cord in children who have a dismal prognosis following conventional treatment. (nih.gov)
  • Diffuse gliomas in adults encompass a heterogenous group of central nervous system neoplasms. (bvsalud.org)
  • The first five chapters deal with spinal tumors, either primary or metastatic, giving the reader a clear clinical review of the disease and its pathophysiology, as well as therapeutic options. (novapublishers.com)
  • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may control radicular pain from spinal cord tumors and is a useful alternative to narcotic analgesics. (health-care-clinic.org)
  • Spinal tumors may develop within the spinal cord parenchyma, directly destroying tissue, or outside the cord parenchyma, often compressing the cord or nerve roots. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (harvard.edu)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue" was a major or minor topic of these publication. (harvard.edu)
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  • Eighteen children with newly diagnosed high-grade astrocytomas arising in the spinal cord were enrolled in the Children's Cancer Group (CCG) protocol 945. (nih.gov)
  • [ 3 ] Approximately 15% of all primary CNS lesions arise from the spinal cord, with an estimated incidence rate of 0.5-2.5 cases per 100,000 population. (medscape.com)
  • Anterior surgical decompression and stabilization are the treatments of choice for radiation-resistant metastatic spinal tumors, resulting in improved neurologic function and pain reduction in more than 80% of patients (4, 5) . (ajnr.org)
  • Conclusion: Spinal cord injuries are "time-dependent" medical and surgical emergencies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient. (lookformedical.com)
  • Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Modeling in Spinal Oncology: A Narrative Review. (cdc.gov)
  • For the emergency physician, however, the cell origin of the tumor is less of a concern than the consequent syndromes of spinal cord dysfunction. (medscape.com)