Journal of Spine

Maysa Al-Hussaini

Publications

• Research Article
  A Population-based Study on Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumors, with Emphasis on Intramedullary Ones
  Author(s): Maysa Al-Hussaini and Iyad SultanMaysa Al-Hussaini and Iyad Sultan
  
  Purpose: Pediatric spinal cord tumors are rare accounting for 4-6% of all primary CNS tumors in this age group. Collecting large number of cases has always been difficult due to their scarcity. SEER database provides a source on varioustumors. Methods: We performed analysis on tumors of the spinal cord in patients between births to 20 years of age using the SEER data available for the period 1973-2005. Analysis of the incidence rate, the frequency of the most common types, the age, gender, treatment modality including radiotherapy and surgery is provided. In addition; the overall survival and the median survival has been analyzed for each tumor type and comparison between various types is performed. Results: There were 483 cases of spinal cord tumors with available data, representing 4.7% of all pediatric central n.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000137

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