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Indications and Technique for Intradural Intramedullary Lesions

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Intradural intramedullary neoplasms are extremely rare. Only 5–10% of all spinal and 2–4% of all CNS tumors are located intramedullary. Prospective data and thus clear evidence for optimal treatment are missing. The chapter will describe the key essentials of the perioperative diagnostics, surgical aspects and outcome demonstrated by cases of the both most common intramedullary entities.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

    Bernhard Meyer

  2. Department of Spine Surgery, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany

    Michael Rauschmann

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Wostrack, M. (2019). Indications and Technique for Intradural Intramedullary Lesions. In: Meyer, B., Rauschmann, M. (eds) Spine Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98875-7_69

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