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Prognostic and Neurological Outcomes Following Surgery for Spinal NF2-Associated Ependymomas With Cysts.
Anticancer research - 1 Jun 2026
Grimm Florian, Mülhöfer Tim M, Ernemann Ulrike, Schuhmann Martin U, Koeppen Johannes A, Tatagiba Marcos, Mautner Victor-Felix, Gugel Isabel
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BACKGROUND/AIM: This study aimed to examine surgical outcomes of spinal ependymomas in NF2-related schwannomatosis, focusing on tumor and cyst reduction, neurological function, and possible predictive factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifteen patients with symptomatic, asymptomatic, and/or progressive spinal ependymomas and associated cysts were retrospectively evaluated, with tumor and cyst volumes and neurological...
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