Outcomes in spinal ependymoma: A retrospective analysis of 38 patients
Khaled Badran, Daniel Robinson, Amjad Ali, Muhammad Dherijha · 2026
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Khaled Badran and team studied spinal ependymoma. Their 2026 retrospective study of 38 patients at a single nerve-surgery center between 2012 and 2021 studied progression-free survival and outcomes after surgery. These spine tumors are rare central nervous system tumors, seen in about 1 in 100,000 people.
Patients were 55 years on average, equally divided by gender. Tumors most often found in the lumbar spine at 58%, and 47% were grade II. Pain was the most frequent first symptom at 79%. Gross total resection reached 58%, subtotal resection 36%, and 13% were managed without surgery. Full removal much reduced progression versus partial removal, with no regrowth in the full-removal group, and 58% got better in function versus 50% in the partial group. Adjuvant therapy, used in 18%, showed no real impact. Five-year freedom from progression was 75%. The team stresses full removal, with added therapy still controversial.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Khaled Badran, Daniel Robinson, Amjad Ali, Muhammad Dherijha |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |