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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1028-9933</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Información Científica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. inf. cient.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-9933</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1028-99332019000500640</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Astrocitoma medular de alto grado no infiltrante]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Non-infiltrating medullary astrocytoma. Case presentation]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Astrocitoma medular não infiltrativo. Apresentação do caso]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas Carmenathy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castellanos Bertot]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yorkiel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Massó Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ayansi]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Docente &#8220;Dr. Agostinho Neto&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Facultad de Ciencias Médicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>98</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>640</fpage>
<lpage>647</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000500640&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000500640&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-99332019000500640&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se presentó el caso de una paciente femenina de 20 años de edad que acudió al servicio de Neurocirugía por presentar dolor en la región lumbar. Al interrogatorio la paciente refirió tener constipación, retención urinaria y dolor lumbar. En los exámenes complementarios lo más significativo fue la resonancia magnética nuclear que mostró una imagen hiperdensa a nivel de D12-L5. Se realizó laminectomía de D12-L5, durotomía y extracción tumoral, fijación transpedicular con tornillos ubicados en T12-L1-L3-L4 con barras de titanio, se obtuvo un diagnóstico de astrocitoma grado II-III. Al analizar los diferentes aspectos del caso en cuestión, los investigadores concluyen que con la conducta terapéutica tomada con este caso se sientan las bases para un correcto manejo de posteriores pacientes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The case of a 20-year-old female patient who went to the Neurosurgery department for presenting pain in the lumbar region was presented. At the interrogation, the patient reported having constipation, urinary retention and low back pain. In the complementary tests, the most significant was nuclear magnetic resonance, which showed a hyperdense image at the level of D12-L5. Laminectomy of D12-L5, durotomy and tumor extraction, transpedicular fixation with screws located in T12-L1-L3-L4 with titanium bars was performed, a diagnosis of grade II-III astrocytoma was obtained. When analyzing the different aspects of the case in question, the researchers conclude that with the therapeutic behavior taken with this case, the basis is laid for the correct management of subsequent patients.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO Foi apresentado o caso de uma paciente de 20 anos que foi ao departamento de Neurocirurgia por apresentar dor na região lombar. No interrogatório, o paciente relatou constipação, retenção urinária e lombalgia. Nos testes complementares, o mais significativo foi a ressonância magnética nuclear, que mostrou uma imagem hiperdensa ao nível de D12-L5. Foi realizada laminectomia de D12-L5, durotomia e extração de tumores, fixação transpedicular com parafusos localizados em T12-L1-L3-L4 com barras de titânio e foi obtido o diagnóstico de astrocitoma grau II-III. Ao analisar os diferentes aspectos do caso em questão, os pesquisadores concluem que, com o comportamento terapêutico adotado neste caso, é lançada a base para o manejo correto dos pacientes subsequentes.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[astrocitoma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fijación transpedicular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[extracción tumoral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[astrocytoma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[transpedicular fixation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tumor extraction]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[astrocitoma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[fixação transpedicular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[extração tumoral]]></kwd>
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