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Spine surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Clinical challenges in spine surgery
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NEURO-SPINE
Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
The surgical resection of intramedullary tumors aims at maximizing the extent of tumor resection while minimizing damage to the spinal cord parenchyma to preserve neurological function.1
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Takami, T., Naito, K., Yamagata, T., & Ohata, K. (2015). Surgical management of spinal intramedullary tumors: radical and safe strategy for benign tumors. Neurologia medico-chirurgica, 55(4), 317–327. https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.ra.2014-0344