Table 2.
Case | Literature source | Gender (m/f) | Onset age (years) | Site of onset | Clinical presentation | Neuroimaging by MRI | Treatment | Prognosis |
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1 | Kumar et al. (2) | 1/0 | 4 | Cervical thoracic segment | Progressive walking difficulty 3 weeks | There were abnormally dilated and irregular areas of enhancement in the cervical and thoracic spinal cord | Symptomatic Treatment, Hormone Surgeries, Chest Core Biopsy, Plasma Exchange | Died within 4 months of the diagnosis |
2 | Okuda et al. (3) | 1/0 | 10 | Cervical spinal cord | Progressive weakness of right hand | Partial enhancement of intramedullary spinal cord tumor at C3-7 level | Surgery, chemoradiation, targeted therapy | Survival |
3 | Jung et al. (4) | 1/0 | 13 | Cervical spinal cord | NM | A well-defined and slightly hyperintense T2 signal intensity mass at cervical spinal cord, diffuse irregular rim enhancement in the tumor | NM | NM |
NM, Not mentioned.