Microneurosurgicai treatment of 32 cases of cervical spinal cord tumors

VernacularTitle:32例颈髓肿瘤显微外科治疗研究
Author: Song TIAN ¹ ; Ling-Yun ZHANG ; Zhi-Ping ZHANG ; Yu-Gang JIANG ; Hui-Ying JIAO
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1. 邵阳市第一人民医院
Keywords: Cervical spinal cord tumor; Microsurgery; MRI
From: Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2008;7(7):711-716
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the clinical diagnosis, micronenrosurgical approach and skills of cervical spinal cord tumors. Methods Clinical data of 32 cases with cervical spinal cord tumors who had received microneurosurgery from June 2003 to June 2005 were analyzed retrospectively. All the cases were confirmed through MRI examination and then underwent micronenrosurgical resection. Postoperative MRI examination was conducted on all patients. Results Under microscope, 29 cervical spinal cord lesions were totally removed, 3 lesions were subtotally removed which consisted of 2 cases of astrocytomas and 1 case of lipoma. No clinical deterioration or surgical mortality occurred in this series. Conclusions MRI is the most valuable for the diagnosis of the cervical spinal cord tumors and it can determine the possible type, location and adjacent relationship of the tumors, which is helpful for choosing the appropriate operative approaches. Microneurosurgery is the effective treatment for cervical spinal cord tumors. Skilled microneurosurgical techniques are the keys of success in the treatment.