Intramedullary low grade astrocytoma and ependymoma. Surgical results and predicting factors for clinical outcome.

Introduction: The optimal time point for surgery of intramedullary spinal astrocytomas and ependymomas is often debated on, as predicting factors are poorly defined. The current single-institutional study was conducted to retrospectively analyze prognostic factors for postoperative functional outcome in these patients.

Material And Methods: All consecutive adult patients with intramedullary astrocytomas or ependymomas (except filum terminale ependymomas) were included.