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Beyond surgical radicality in intramedullary spinal cord metastases: neurological function and systemic disease burden drive patient outcomes.

J Neurooncol · 2025 · PMC12367927 · PMID 40587076

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approached significancep = 0.095so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)
Shorter operative duration approached significance ( p = 0.095), likely reflecting aggressive disease rather than surgical factors.

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showed a trendno p-value reported
Although patients with higher preoperative neurological function showed a trend toward better survival, this did not reach statistical significance, likely due to the small sample size.

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