Vertebral arteriography and microsurgery in the management of dumbbell cervical neurinomas.
Preoperative vertebral angiography is advised when the vertebral artery may be compromised by a large cervical neurinoma. The surgical removal of this type of tumor, particularly when its foraminal extension involves the vertebral artery, is facilitated by the use of the operating microscope.
D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D014711:Vertebral Artery