TY - JOUR
T1 - Spinal Tumors in Children
AU - Binning, Mandy
AU - Klimo, Paul
AU - Gluf, Wayne
AU - Goumnerova, Liliana
PY - 2007/10/1
Y1 - 2007/10/1
N2 - Pediatric spine tumors encompass a diverse group of pathologic diagnoses that differ markedly based on the location and age of the child. Children can be affected by primary and metastatic tumors, making the differential diagnosis and treatment options extensive. This article discusses the features of spinal tumors in children based primarily on location: extradural, intradural-extramedullary, and intramedullary tumors. Because this article deals with such a broad topic, detailed descriptions and outcomes of surgical and nonsurgical treatments for each particular tumor are limited. Rather, the key clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic features of each tumor are discussed.
AB - Pediatric spine tumors encompass a diverse group of pathologic diagnoses that differ markedly based on the location and age of the child. Children can be affected by primary and metastatic tumors, making the differential diagnosis and treatment options extensive. This article discusses the features of spinal tumors in children based primarily on location: extradural, intradural-extramedullary, and intramedullary tumors. Because this article deals with such a broad topic, detailed descriptions and outcomes of surgical and nonsurgical treatments for each particular tumor are limited. Rather, the key clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic features of each tumor are discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35748943495&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=35748943495&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.nec.2007.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.nec.2007.07.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17991588
AN - SCOPUS:35748943495
SN - 1042-3680
VL - 18
SP - 631
EP - 658
JO - Neurosurgery clinics of North America
JF - Neurosurgery clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -