Neurologia medico-chirurgica
-
Neurol. Med. Chir. (Tokyo) · Apr 1997
Case ReportsThoracic dumbbell-shaped neurinoma treated by unilateral hemilaminectomy with partial costotransversectomy--case report.
A 56-year-old male was admitted in January 1994, with back pain persisting for 2 months. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed a homogeneously enhanced mass occupying the spinal canal at the T-8 level and extending into the retropleural space through the left intervertebral foramen between T-8 and T-9. ⋯ Histological examination indicated neurinoma. This approach allows excellent visualization of anterior paraspinal components of the tumor, preserves important anatomic structures, and requires minimal compression of the cord for removal of the lesion.