Posterior intrathoracic neurinoma cure: a transforaminal resection after a thoracotomy.
Posterior intrathoracic neurogenic tumors often have an intraforaminal extension. Ten percent have an extension intraspinal and are called "dumbbell tumors." The surgically recommended techniques used to treat these conditions may have been applied too systematically, mainly when the diameter of the foramen was obviously enlarged and the possibility of removing the tumor existed. We report two cases to stress the importance of assessing the size of the intervertebral foramina in planning neurinoma cure.
Jules
Jean Ader
JA
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, Cean, France. jules-ja@chu-caen.fr
Guarnieri
Jose M
JM
Alkofer
Barbara
B
Le Rochais
Jean Philippe
JP
Icard
Philippe
P
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*