[A "dumbell" tumor of the mediastinum--case report].
Tumours situated in the posterior mediastinum and spreading to the spinal canal via the intervertebral opening are described as "dumbbell" tumours. The authors submit the case-history of a 44-year-old patient admitted to the Second Surgical Clinic Pasteur Faculty Hospital, Safarík University Kosice after repeated laminectomy and extirpation of the intraspinally spreading part of a mediastinal tumour. The mediastinal part of the tumour was removed surgically, the histological result was described as a melanotic schwannoma. The postoperative course was without complications, the patient was discharged home in a good condition on the 8th day after the operation. In the conclusion the authors emphasize the necessity to remove the tumour in toto. A one-stage operation in collaboration with a neurosurgeon seems appropriate.
Belák
J
J
II. chirurgická klinika FN L. Pasteura, LF UPJS Kosice.
Vajó
J
J
Böör
A
A
Janík
M
M
Sauka
C
C
Lukác
I
I
Menová
K
K
Stebnický
M
M
Kudlác
M
M
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology