Microsurgical strategies in patients with intramedullary tumors in the cervical spinal cord and their efficacy evaluation

VernacularTitle:颈段髓内肿瘤的显微手术方法及疗效评价
Author: Xi-Guang LIU ¹ ; Gui-Huai WANG ; Ai-Min LI ; Ning LI ; Jun CHEN ; Hui SHI ; Fu-Yuan WANG
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1. 徐州医学院附属连云港医院
Keywords: Cervical spinal cord; intramedullary tumors; Microsurgery
From: Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2010;9(2):141-144
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To discuss the microsurgical strategies in patients with intramedullary tumors in the cervical spinal cord and their efficacy evaluation. Methods The clinical manifestations, imaging features, diagnoses of 11 patients with intramedullary tumors in the cervical spinal cord were analyzed retrospectively: the tumors on these patients were resected by microneurosurgery in our hospital during Jan 2006 and Dec 2008; the tumor resection degree was measured and the preoperative or postoperative nerve function was evaluated. Results Of the 11 patients with intramedullary tumors, total resection and subtotal resection were achieved in 8 and 3, respectively. Postoperative nerve functions were alleviated in 7, unchanged in 3 and aggravated in 1. No patient died. Conclusion Appropriate operative strategies and practiced microsurgical technique are the foundation of improving the clinical curative effect of the intramedullary tumors in the cervical spinal cord.