Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10175406 | Journal of Orthopaedic Science | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Total resection should be attempted for cervical dumbbell tumors. In cases where total resection was potentially of high risk, however, subtotal resection (within the capsule) was found to be a practical choice yielding favorable long-term outcome when the tumor growth rate (MIB-1 index) was low.
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Authors
Masaya Nakamura, Akio Iwanami, Osahiko Tsuji, Naobumi Hosogane, Takashi Tsuji, Ken Ishii, Yoshiaki Toyama, Kazuhiro Chiba, Morio Matsumoto, Kota Watanabe,