By D. Monleon
ISBN-10: 9535101757
ISBN-13: 9789535101758
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2009) in this series, there were no complications of surgery for lumbar spinal meningiomas. , 1989). , 1985). Very few patients with Grade II to IV spinal meningiomas were included in the reviewed studies, and thus a comparison between tumor grades and recurrence rates of spinal meningiomas was not possible. , 1985). Tumor histology was metastatic meningioma from intracranial meningioma in 2 of 10 cases of tumor recurrence in this study. 5 Adjuvant therapies Due to the good outcomes and low recurrence rates following surgical therapy, complete tumor resection is the best treatment for spinal meningiomas.
Temozolomide was administered orally for 42 consecutive days every 10 weeks. 7%). None of the patients demonstrated a neuroradiographic complete or partial response. , 2010). 5 Hydroxyurea Hydroxyurea, an oral ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor, arrests meningioma cell growth in the S phase of the cell cycle and induces apoptosis. Preliminary reports on use of hydroxyurea appeared promising, but the phase II studies that followed these initial results failed to prove significant efficacy. , 2010).
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