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Neurofibroma of spinal cord

MedGen UID:
234804
•Concept ID:
C1336047
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neurofibroma of Spinal Cord; neurofibroma of spinal cord; Spinal Cord Neurofibroma; spinal cord neurofibroma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001789

Definition

A neurofibroma that arises from the spinal cord. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNeurofibroma of spinal cord

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ependymoma: Evaluation and Management Updates.
Rudà R, Bruno F, Pellerino A, Soffietti R
Curr Oncol Rep 2022 Aug;24(8):985-993. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1007/s11912-022-01260-w. PMID: 35384591Free PMC Article
Acupuncture for Pain Management: Molecular Mechanisms of Action.
Chen T, Zhang WW, Chu YX, Wang YQ
Am J Chin Med 2020;48(4):793-811. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.1142/S0192415X20500408. PMID: 32420752
Oncologic Emergencies: Recognition and Initial Management.
Higdon ML, Atkinson CJ, Lawrence KV
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jun 1;97(11):741-748. PMID: 30215936

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Primary Benign Tumors of the Spinal Canal.
Carlos-Escalante JA, Paz-López ÁA, Cacho-Díaz B, Pacheco-Cuellar G, Reyes-Soto G, Wegman-Ostrosky T
World Neurosurg 2022 Aug;164:178-198. Epub 2022 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.04.135. PMID: 35552036
Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery.
Walha S, Fairbanks SL
Anesthesiol Clin 2021 Mar;39(1):139-149. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2020.11.012. PMID: 33563377
Spinal Cord Tumor Microenvironment.
Rauschenbach L
Adv Exp Med Biol 2020;1226:97-109. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-36214-0_8. PMID: 32030679
CNS Tumors in Neurofibromatosis.
Campian J, Gutmann DH
J Clin Oncol 2017 Jul 20;35(21):2378-2385. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.71.7199. PMID: 28640700Free PMC Article
Spinal cord ependymoma: a review of the literature and case series of ten patients.
Celano E, Salehani A, Malcolm JG, Reinertsen E, Hadjipanayis CG
J Neurooncol 2016 Jul;128(3):377-86. Epub 2016 May 6 doi: 10.1007/s11060-016-2135-8. PMID: 27154165Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Conventional and Advanced Imaging of Spinal Cord Tumors.
Shah LM, Salzman KL
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2023 Aug;33(3):389-406. Epub 2023 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2023.03.001. PMID: 37356858
Primary Benign Tumors of the Spinal Canal.
Carlos-Escalante JA, Paz-López ÁA, Cacho-Díaz B, Pacheco-Cuellar G, Reyes-Soto G, Wegman-Ostrosky T
World Neurosurg 2022 Aug;164:178-198. Epub 2022 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.04.135. PMID: 35552036
Classical neurofibroma.
Harjpal PL, Kovela RK
Pan Afr Med J 2021;39:146. Epub 2021 Jun 23 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.146.30169. PMID: 34527162Free PMC Article
Current Understanding of Neurofibromatosis Type 1, 2, and Schwannomatosis.
Tamura R
Int J Mol Sci 2021 May 29;22(11) doi: 10.3390/ijms22115850. PMID: 34072574Free PMC Article
Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Neoplasms: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation.
Koeller KK, Shih RY
Radiographics 2019 Mar-Apr;39(2):468-490. doi: 10.1148/rg.2019180200. PMID: 30844353

Therapy

Current Understanding of Neurofibromatosis Type 1, 2, and Schwannomatosis.
Tamura R
Int J Mol Sci 2021 May 29;22(11) doi: 10.3390/ijms22115850. PMID: 34072574Free PMC Article
Central Nervous System Lymphoma: Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment.
Correia CE, Schaff LR, Grommes C
Cancer J 2020 May/Jun;26(3):241-252. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000449. PMID: 32496457
Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for the Management of Spinal Metastases: A Review.
Glicksman RM, Tjong MC, Neves-Junior WFP, Spratt DE, Chua KLM, Mansouri A, Chua MLK, Berlin A, Winter JD, Dahele M, Slotman BJ, Bilsky M, Shultz DB, Maldaun M, Szerlip N, Lo SS, Yamada Y, Vera-Badillo FE, Marta GN, Moraes FY
JAMA Oncol 2020 Apr 1;6(4):567-577. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.5351. PMID: 31895403
Time is spine: a review of translational advances in spinal cord injury.
Badhiwala JH, Ahuja CS, Fehlings MG
J Neurosurg Spine 2018 Dec 20;30(1):1-18. doi: 10.3171/2018.9.SPINE18682. PMID: 30611186
CNS Tumors in Neurofibromatosis.
Campian J, Gutmann DH
J Clin Oncol 2017 Jul 20;35(21):2378-2385. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.71.7199. PMID: 28640700Free PMC Article

Prognosis

A systematic review on the outcome of intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations.
Asimakidou E, Meszaros LT, Anestis DM, Tsitsopoulos PP
Eur Spine J 2022 Nov;31(11):3119-3129. Epub 2022 Aug 6 doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07332-6. PMID: 35931791
Intramedullary spinal cord lesions in children.
Hani U, Tebha SS, Bakhshi SK, Shamim MS
J Pak Med Assoc 2021 Feb;71(2(B)):775-777. PMID: 33941981
Sacral Dimple.
Khairy S, Azzubi M
World Neurosurg 2017 May;101:811.e7-811.e8. Epub 2017 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.02.074. PMID: 28245993
Spinal cord ependymoma: a review of the literature and case series of ten patients.
Celano E, Salehani A, Malcolm JG, Reinertsen E, Hadjipanayis CG
J Neurooncol 2016 Jul;128(3):377-86. Epub 2016 May 6 doi: 10.1007/s11060-016-2135-8. PMID: 27154165Free PMC Article
Spinal cord tumors.
Balériaux DL
Eur Radiol 1999;9(7):1252-8. doi: 10.1007/s003300050831. PMID: 10460357

Clinical prediction guides

Hemangioblastomas and Other Vascular Origating Tumors of Brain or Spinal Cord.
Vetrano IG, Gioppo A, Faragò G, Pinzi V, Pollo B, Broggi M, Schiariti M, Ferroli P, Acerbi F
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:377-403. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_14. PMID: 37452946
A systematic review on the outcome of intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations.
Asimakidou E, Meszaros LT, Anestis DM, Tsitsopoulos PP
Eur Spine J 2022 Nov;31(11):3119-3129. Epub 2022 Aug 6 doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07332-6. PMID: 35931791
Intraoperative neurophysiology in intramedullary spinal cord tumor surgery.
Sala F, Skrap B, Kothbauer KF, Deletis V
Handb Clin Neurol 2022;186:229-244. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819826-1.00019-3. PMID: 35772888
Spinal inclusion cysts.
Thompson DN
Childs Nerv Syst 2013 Sep;29(9):1647-55. Epub 2013 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2147-z. PMID: 24013335
Pediatric syringomyelia.
Gower DJ, Pollay M, Leech R
J Child Neurol 1994 Jan;9(1):14-21. doi: 10.1177/088307389400900103. PMID: 8151075

Recent systematic reviews

Association of CNS demyelination and COVID-19 infection: an updated systematic review.
Ismail II, Salama S
J Neurol 2022 Feb;269(2):541-576. Epub 2021 Aug 12 doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10752-x. PMID: 34386902Free PMC Article
EAU/ESPU guidelines on the management of neurogenic bladder in children and adolescent part I diagnostics and conservative treatment.
Stein R, Bogaert G, Dogan HS, Hoen L, Kocvara R, Nijman RJM, Quadackers JSLT, Rawashdeh YF, Silay MS, Tekgul S, Radmayr C
Neurourol Urodyn 2020 Jan;39(1):45-57. Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1002/nau.24211. PMID: 31724222
Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department: Prevalence of Serious Spinal Pathologies and Diagnostic Accuracy of Red Flags.
Galliker G, Scherer DE, Trippolini MA, Rasmussen-Barr E, LoMartire R, Wertli MM
Am J Med 2020 Jan;133(1):60-72.e14. Epub 2019 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.06.005. PMID: 31278933
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression and Steroid Treatment: A Systematic Review.
Kumar A, Weber MH, Gokaslan Z, Wolinsky JP, Schmidt M, Rhines L, Fehlings MG, Laufer I, Sciubba DM, Clarke MJ, Sundaresan N, Verlaan JJ, Sahgal A, Chou D, Fisher CG
Clin Spine Surg 2017 May;30(4):156-163. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000528. PMID: 28437329
A systematic review of evidence on malignant spinal metastases: natural history and technologies for identifying patients at high risk of vertebral fracture and spinal cord compression.
Sutcliffe P, Connock M, Shyangdan D, Court R, Kandala NB, Clarke A
Health Technol Assess 2013 Sep;17(42):1-274. doi: 10.3310/hta17420. PMID: 24070110Free PMC Article

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