Combined Unilateral Hemilaminectomy and Thoracoscopic Resection of the Dumbbell-Shaped Thoracic Neurinoma: A Case Report
| Title: | Combined Unilateral Hemilaminectomy and Thoracoscopic Resection of the Dumbbell-Shaped Thoracic Neurinoma: A Case Report |
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| Authors: | Toshihide Tanaka, Naoki Kato, Ken Aoki, Aya Nakamura, Mitsuyoshi Watanabe, Satoru Tochigi, Hideki Marushima, Tadashi Akiba, Yuzuru Hasegawa, Toshiaki Abe |
| Source: | Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, Vol 2012 (2012) |
| Publisher Information: | Hindawi Limited, 2012. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Collection: | LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system |
| Subject Terms: | Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429 |
| More Details: | A 41-year-old woman complained of chest pain when coughing. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging disclosed a homogenously enhanced tumor occupying the spinal canal at the Th7 level and extending into the right paravertebral space through the intervertebral foramen between Th7 and Th8. The tumor was successfully removed via a posterolateral approach using unilateral hemilaminectomy followed by thoracoscopic surgery. Since the tumor had a dumbbell shape, a combined approach was considered essential. The histological diagnosis was a thoracic neurinoma. Combined hemilaminectomy and thoracoscopic surgery may be a good alternative for the management of thoracic dumbbell-shaped tumors. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2090-6668 2090-6676 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6668; https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6676 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2012/517563 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/878dacc4d3aa4c519b5e016f9714b282 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.878dacc4d3aa4c519b5e016f9714b282 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 20906668 20906676 |
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| DOI: | 10.1155/2012/517563 |
| Published in: | Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| Language: | English |