Research & Publications

Jul 2, 2019

Anterior Clinoid Mestasits Removed Extradurally: First Case Report

Background: We report a case of isolated metastasis on the anterior clinoid process (ACP) mimicking meningioma. Clinical Presentation: A 58-year-old male presented with headaches, right-sided...

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May 24, 2019

West Cancer Center & Semmes Murphey Partner to Develop a New, Noninvasive Alternative for Cancer Patients

West Cancer Center & Research Institute and Semmes Murphey Clinic have partnered together to advance a new and noninvasive procedure for treating brain tumor, trigeminal neuralgia, and meningioma...

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Research & Publications

Feb 15, 2019

Dr. Arnautovic Published Book on Spinal Tumors

Semmes Murphey's Dr. Kenan Arnautovic has literally written the book on spinal tumors and their surgical treatment. Along with co-editor Dr. Ziya Gokaslan of Brown University, Dr. Arnautovic compiled...

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Dec 13, 2018

Congress of Neurological Surgeons Paper of the Year

Thanks in no small part to a collaboration with St. Jude Research Hospital, Dr. Klimo, alongside Semmes Murphey residents Kara Parikh and Garrett Venable, studied the treatment of rare pineoblastoma...

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Research & Publications

Nov 6, 2018

First Report of Coexistence of Two Ectopic Pituitary Tumors: Rathkle Cleft Cyst and Silent Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Adenoma

BACKGROUND: Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs) and pituitary adenomas (PAs) are thought to have a common embryonic ancestry; however, PAs with a concomi­tant RCC inside the sella turcica are rarely observed....

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Nov 6, 2018

Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Instrumented Allograft Fusion: Lordosis Restoration and Comparison of Functional Outcomes among Patients of Different Age Groups

- OBJECTIVE: To investigate clinical parameters of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) treatment and outcomes using osseous allografts in different age groups, study the postoperative...

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Nov 6, 2016

Primary Seeding of Myxopapillary Ependymoma: Different Disease in Adult Population? Case Report and Review of Literature

Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) is a slow-growing tumor, occurring most often in adults. It originates from the filum terminale in the area of the conus medullaris and cauda equina and is considered a...

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Nov 6, 2015

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Frontal Sinus Presenting as a Pott Puffy Tumor: Case Report

Objective Sinonasal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a very rare condition. NHL located specifically in the frontal sinus is even rarer with only 14 cases in the literature reported to date. A unique...

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Dec 6, 2014

Pediatric and adult Chiari malformation Type I surgical series 1965–2013: a review of demographics, operative treatment, and outcomes

OBJECT: Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is a hindbrain disorder associated with elongation of the cerebellar tonsils, which descend below the foramen magnum into the spinal canal. It occurs in...

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Nov 6, 2014

Cerebellar Glioblastoma Multiforme Presenting as Hypertensive Cerebellar Hemorrhage: Case Report

Background Cerebellar glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is rare and presents with increased intracranial pressure and cerebellar signs. The recommended treatment is radical resection, if possible, with...

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