Abstract |
Peripheral nerve sheath tumors are uncommon neoplasms that can affect any area of the body. Spinal lesions, especially those that are malignant, pose difficult management challenges, and data regarding these lesions are limited by the disease rarity. This study provides a population-based analysis using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, focusing on patient characteristics and treatments. Surgery is associated with improved survival, whereas radiation therapy is associated with decreased survival in this cohort with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in the spine.
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Authors | James A Stadler 3rd, Usama Qadri, Jessica A Tang, Justin K Scheer, Stephanie C Melkonian, Zachary A Smith, Sandi K Lam |
Journal | Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
(J Clin Neurosci)
Vol. 21
Issue 7
Pg. 1106-11
(Jul 2014)
ISSN: 1532-2653 [Electronic] Scotland |
PMID | 24698778
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Analysis of Variance
- Community Health Planning
- Databases, Factual
(statistics & numerical data)
- Female
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms
(epidemiology, mortality, surgery)
- Retrospective Studies
- Spinal Neoplasms
(epidemiology, mortality, surgery)
- Young Adult
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