Spinal Cord Tumors - Management of Intradural Intramedullary Neoplasms: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

spinal cord tumors, spinal tumors, spinal cord neoplasms, spinal neoplasms, intramedullary spinal cord tumor, intradural neoplasms, intradural tumors, intramedullary neoplasms, spine tumors, glial cell neoplasms, glial cell tumors, astrocytomas, ependymomas, hemangioblastomas, paragangliomas, oligodendrogliomas, gangliogliomas, schwannomas, meningiomas, neurofibromas, intradural intramedullary neoplasms

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

James S Harrop, MD, Associate Professor, Departments of Neurological and Orthopedic Surgery, Jefferson Medical College
James S Harrop, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Spinal Injury Association, Cervical Spine Research Society, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and North American Spine Society
Disclosure: Depuy spine Consulting fee Consulting; Medtronic Consulting fee Consulting; stryker spine Honoraria Speaking and teaching

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Ashwini D Sharan, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine
Ashwini D Sharan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and Movement Disorders Society
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Medical Editor

Scott C Dulebohn, MD, Neurological Surgeon, Appalachian Neurosurgical
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Allen R Wyler, MD, Former Medical Director, Northstar Neuroscience, Inc
Allen R Wyler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and Society of Neurological Surgeons
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Paolo Zamboni, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Day Surgery Unit, Chair of Vascular Diseases Center, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Allen R Wyler, MD, Former Medical Director, Northstar Neuroscience, Inc
Allen R Wyler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and Society of Neurological Surgeons
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