Giant Spinal Schwannomas. Presentation of Two Cases with Interdisciplinary Surgical Resection  

Giant Spinal Schwannomas. Presentation of Two Cases with Interdisciplinary Surgical Resection

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作  者:Carlos Erosa Velázquez Angel Octavio Soto Hernandez Ricardo Cazares Sergio Ivan Reyna Heredia Apolinar de la Luz Lagunas Cuauhtemoc Gil-Ortiz Mejia Andres Jaime Aguirre Carlos Erosa Velázquez;Angel Octavio Soto Hernandez;Ricardo Cazares;Sergio Ivan Reyna Heredia;Apolinar de la Luz Lagunas;Cuauhtemoc Gil-Ortiz Mejia;Andres Jaime Aguirre(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México;Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE, México City, México)

机构地区:[1]Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México [2]Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE, México City, México

出  处:《Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery》2023年第1期1-8,共8页现代神经外科学进展(英文)

摘  要:Purpose: To report two quite rare cases of giant schwannomas of the cervical and thoracic spine. Surgical resection is usually the treatment of choice for these neoplasms. Methods: The first patient is a 48-year-old male that came to our department, complaining about weakness and paresthesia of both lower extremities and upper left extremity, and a considerably big dorsal palpable lump. MRI and CT scan were used to diagnose giant cervical schwannoma. Because of the intensity of symptoms, he was subjected to surgery. Multidisciplinary resection involving neurosurgical and oncosurgicalteamn was performed for intravertebral and extravertebral approaches. The second patient is a 55-year-old female that came to the hospital complaining about incapacitating pain and dysesthesia involving T6, T7, and T8 dermatomes, with no other deficits. MRI and CT scan were used to diagnose giant thoracic schwannoma. Because of the intensity of the pain, surgery was decided as the treatment of choice. Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed and total resection was achieved, with improvement of the symptoms. Results: Both patients showed complete remission of the symptoms, with no major deficits after surgery. Conclusion: Although infrequent, giant spinal schwannomas may be the cause of visible lumps in the back with radicular symptoms. When asymptomatic, conservative treatment could be viable, but when they present symptoms, surgery offers good results.Purpose: To report two quite rare cases of giant schwannomas of the cervical and thoracic spine. Surgical resection is usually the treatment of choice for these neoplasms. Methods: The first patient is a 48-year-old male that came to our department, complaining about weakness and paresthesia of both lower extremities and upper left extremity, and a considerably big dorsal palpable lump. MRI and CT scan were used to diagnose giant cervical schwannoma. Because of the intensity of symptoms, he was subjected to surgery. Multidisciplinary resection involving neurosurgical and oncosurgicalteamn was performed for intravertebral and extravertebral approaches. The second patient is a 55-year-old female that came to the hospital complaining about incapacitating pain and dysesthesia involving T6, T7, and T8 dermatomes, with no other deficits. MRI and CT scan were used to diagnose giant thoracic schwannoma. Because of the intensity of the pain, surgery was decided as the treatment of choice. Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed and total resection was achieved, with improvement of the symptoms. Results: Both patients showed complete remission of the symptoms, with no major deficits after surgery. Conclusion: Although infrequent, giant spinal schwannomas may be the cause of visible lumps in the back with radicular symptoms. When asymptomatic, conservative treatment could be viable, but when they present symptoms, surgery offers good results.

关 键 词:Spinal Schwannomas Giant Schwannomas Interdisciplinary Surgery 

分 类 号:R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]

 

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