Division Pediatric Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287-0842, USA.
Cancer Imaging. 2009 Oct 2;9 Spec No A(Special issue A):S45-8. doi: 10.1102/1470-7330.2009.9012.
Spinal cord neoplasms are rare lesions in children. Most of the spinal cord neoplasms are astrocytomas. Frequently the clinical symptoms are non-specific. Back pain is often the leading symptom. Diagnosis is often delayed. Magnetic resonance imaging is the imaging modality of choice. Preoperative brain and spine imaging covering the entire spine is mandatory to exclude cerebrospinal fluid seeding.
脊髓肿瘤在儿童中较为罕见。大多数脊髓肿瘤为星形细胞瘤。脊髓肿瘤的临床表现通常不具有特异性，常以背痛为首发症状，且易延误诊断。磁共振成像（MRI）是首选的影像学检查方法。为了排除脑脊液播散，术前必须进行包括整个脊柱在内的脑和脊柱的影像学检查。
