The contribution of computed tomography in the choice of an anterolateral approach, for treating cervical dumb-bell tumours.
Two cases of cervical dumb-bell tumour were operated on through the eroded and enlarged intervertebral foramina after the exact position of the tumours had been revealed by CT scan. This anterolateral approach was probably the best route for minimizing any operative damage to the spinal cord in these very advanced cases.
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