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Neuropathology of Spinal Cord Tumors

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Herein we present a histological review of spinal cord tumors, including subtypes, grading, morphology, frequency, and biological behavior. The review characterizes the most commonly occurring primary spinal cord neoplasms in detail, including ependymomas, astrocytomas, hemangioblastomas, meningiomas, schwannomas, neurofibromas, and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. For completeness, we conclude with comments on spinal metastases and rare spinal cord tumors.

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Livingston, S., Zbytek, B. (2019). Neuropathology of Spinal Cord Tumors. In: Arnautović, K.I., Gokaslan, Z.L. (eds) Spinal Cord Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99438-3_5

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