Open AccessIntramedullary metastasis to the cervical spinal cord from malignant pleural mesothelioma: Review of the literature and case reports
Author(s) -
Fotios Kalfas,
Claudia Scudieri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_234_18
Subject(s) - medicine , mesothelioma , intramedullary rod , metastasis , spinal cord , surgery , oncology , pathology , cancer , psychiatry
Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive tumor; median survival of patients following diagnosis is 12 months.