Major Scope
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- General Surgery
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Plastic Surgery
- Neurological Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Neonatal Surgery
- Prenatal Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Surgical Intensivists, Specializing In Critical Care Patients
- Thoracic Surgery
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery-Integrated
- Vascular Surgery
Abstract
Citation: Clin Surg. 2017;2(1):1694.Case Report | Open Access
Thoracic Spinal Cord Glioblastoma: A Case Report
Emre Unal
Department of Surgery, Medical Park Fatih Hastanesi, İstanbul, Turkey
PDF Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1694
Abstract
We report a case of a 62-year-old female patient with paraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an intramedullary mass lesion of thoracic region. Surgery was performed and histopathological evaluation revealed primary glioblastoma of the spinal cord. Primary spinal glioblastoma is a rare entity unlike cranial counterpart; with high mortality rate. Survival rates are still unsatisfactory even with surgery accompanied by adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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Unal E. Thoracic Spinal Cord Glioblastoma: A Case Report. Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1694.
Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 2.395**
- H-Index: 8
- ISSN: 2474-1647
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
- NLM ID: 101702548