One-stage removal of a giant thoracic paraspinal shamrock-shaped schwannoma via modified hemilaminectomy and posterolateral thoracotomy

• Published in: The spine journal Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. e8 - e11
• Main Authors: Lan, Zhi Gang, MD, Chen, Hai Feng, MD, Huang, Si Qing, MD, Pu, Qiang, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Dumb-bell tumor; Humans; Laminectomy; Laminectomy - methods; Male; Neurilemmoma - pathology; Neurilemmoma - surgery; Neurogenic neoplasm; Orthopedics; Thoracic Neoplasms - pathology; Thoracic Neoplasms - surgery; Thoracic Vertebrae - pathology; Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery; Thoracotomy; Thoracotomy - methods; Laminectomy; Dumb-bell tumor; Neurogenic neoplasm; Thoracotomy

Abstract Background context Paraspinal neurogenic tumors in the thoracic region are not a rare clinical entity in neurosurgical practice. They usually consist of intrathoracic and intraspinal parts, namely dumb-bell type. However, in some rare cases, they might display a bidirectional extraspinal gr...