• World Neurosurg · Jul 2013

    Case Reports

    5-Aminolevulinic acid fluorescence-guided surgery for spinal meningioma.

    • Carl Muroi, Javier Fandino, Daniel Coluccia, Sven Berkmann, Ali-Reza Fathi, and Hans Landolt.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland. Electronic address: carl.muroi@ksa.ch.
    • World Neurosurg. 2013 Jul 1; 80 (1-2): 223.e1-3.

    ObjectiveFluorescence-guided surgery for cranial meningioma has been reported to be useful. There are no reports about spinal cases using this technique. We report on a meningioma of the cervical spine for which fluorescence-guided surgery was used.Case DescriptionA 78-year-old female patient with a meningioma located in the cervical spine underwent surgery using fluorescence guidance. After complete removal of the meningioma and removal and coagulation of the dural attachment (equal to Simpson grade II resection), a fluorescence-positive remnant could be identified and successfully removed. The remnant was found to harbor meningioma tissue on histological examination.ConclusionsFluorescence-guided microsurgery is helpful in achieving a total resection of spinal meningiomas, and might therefore reduce the risk of recurrence.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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