ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022
Feasibility and efficacy of spinal microtubular technique for resection of lumbar dumbbell-shaped tumors.
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- Minimally invasive tubular removal of spinal schwannoma and neurofibroma - a case series of 49 patients and review of the literature.Neurosurgical review · 2024Review
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Abstract
Objective: Minimally invasive surgical resection of lumbar dumbbell-shaped tumors is rarely reported. We retrospectively collected clinical data of lumbar dumbbell-shaped tumors treated with the spinal microtubular technique to evaluate the feasibility, complications and efficacy of the surgical methods. Methods: From September 2013 to August 2021, clinical data of patients with lumbar dumbbell-shaped tumors that underwent paravertebral approach and micro-tubular tumorectomy (PAMT) were collected; neurological function was assessed using the pain visual analog scale (VAS) and the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score. Results: A total of 46 patients that underwent PAMT were included in this study. In all patients, total resection of the tumor was performed at one stage (100%). The median follow-up period was 27.5 months (P25, P75: 16.5- 57 months). Symptoms such as pain or lower extremity weakness were significantly relieved in 46 patients. The postoperative VAS score and JOA score were significantly higher compared with preoperative scores ( Conclusion: In small lumbar dumbbell-shaped tumors, PAMT is indicated for Eden types I-IV and different pathological types of tumors, and can achieve complete resection of the tumor (GTR) in one stage with a good prognosis.
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