RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ependymoma of the spinal cord and cauda equina: a review
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 163
OP 170
VO 55
IS 2
A1 Vijayakumar, Srinivasan
A1 Estes, Melinda
A1 Hardy, Russel W.
A1 Rosenbloom, Scott A.
A1 Thomas, Frank J.
YR 1988
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/55/2/163.abstract
AB Ependymoma of the spinal cord and cauda equina is an uncommon tumor. Because it is rare, studies include few patients, who generally represent a selected group, depending on the referral pattern and specialty of the physician. The relative roles of surgery and radiotherapy are controversial. The authors review the literature to analyze patterns of treatment failure and to outline the natural history of the disease with a view to defining the roles of radiotherapy and surgery in the management of this tumor.