[Surgical treatment for cervical dumbbell tumors].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the surgical treatment for cervical dumbbell tumors.


METHODS
Clinical manifestation, surgical type and stage, and surgical method of 36 consecutive patients with cervical dumbbell tumor were retrospectively studied.


RESULTS
The tumors in 35 patients were completely resected once, and the other one patient underwent subtotal resection. Signs and symptoms of all patients were recovered to different degrees, without significant complications and tumor recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
According to the type and stage of dumbbell tumors, we could adopt surgical methods through posterior or posterior combined with anterior approach, together with instruments and fusion, which could completely resect tumors and prevent complications.
Department of Spinal Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Chang
C
Lu
Ke
K
Han
Guangzhong
G
Xiong
Jing
J
Li
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult