Cervical Intramedullary Astrocytoma - Posterior Approach

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Spinal astrocytomas are the second most common spinal cord tumour overall, representing 40% of intramedullary tumours. Astrocytomas arise from astrocytic glial cells. Astrocytomas are generally faster growing than ependymomas and typically have a worse prognosis. Surgical excision is usually the treatment of choice, however due to the infiltrative nature of astrocytomas, resection is almost always histologically incomplete. Video by Paolo Regolo, MD

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