title: Cervical intramedullary schwannoma: complete excision using the KTP laser.
abstract: Intramedullary cervical spinal cord schwannomas are rare tumours and complete excision is often an elusive goal. The use of the KTP laser to accomplish complete excision has not been reported previously. Postoperatively, our patient had no additional deficit and after 1 year has made a good recovery. This case further highlights the difficulty in interpretation of intraoperative biopsy specimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Middlesbrough General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Ogungbo
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Strachan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bradey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*