SPECTRUM OF SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS : A FIVE YEAR STUDY

Dr.N.Sri vani; Dr.Shyamala Srujana; Dr.B.Swapna kumari; Dr.O.Shravan Kumar

Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

SPECTRUM OF SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS : A FIVE YEAR STUDY

Dr. N. Sri Vani, Dr. Shyamala Srujana, Dr. B. Swapna Kumari, Dr. O. Shravan Kumar

Abstract :

Spinal cord tumors are rare tumors of the central nervou system. We present 63 cases of spinal cord tumors treated surgically in our hospital. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relative frequency of various spinal cord tumors at Gandhi Hospital .

Materials & Methods

The present study was conducted over a period of 5 years from January 2010 to December 2014 ,those patients who presented with symptoms related to spinal cord tumors at our hospital. After detailed routine and special investigations were done to know the anatomical location, verteal level of the mass and diagnosis of the spinal mass by histo pathological examination.

Results :Of the 63 patients in our study, 27 were males(43%), 36 were females(57%). M:F ratio – 0.75

The anatomical location of the tumors were extradural in 7 cases (11%), intradural extramedullary in 38 cases (60%) and intramedullary in 18 cases (29%). The histopathological diagnosis were schwannoma in 19 cases (30%), menigioma in 15 cases (24%), astrocytoma in 10 cases (16%), neurofioma in 9 cases(14%), expendymoma in 6 cases(9%), small round cell tumors in 3 cases(5%), malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) in 1 case.

Conclusion :In the present study there was a predominance of schwannoma (30%) followed by meningioma(24%) and Astrocytoma (16%). There was a female proponderance with maximum number of cases being located at the thoracic verteal level.