title: Removal of cervical spinal tumor with large inferio-lateral extension through anterolateral (interscalene and transforaminal) approach.
abstract: Cervical spinal tumor with large lateral extension is usually removed through posterolateral approach and rarely through anterolateral approach. A young man presented with neck pain and brachialgia. Cervical spinal MRI showed a intraspinal tumor with huge extraforaminal paraspinal extension. We removed the tumor through anterolateral (interscalene and transforaminal) approach. Post operatively patient recovered from his sufferings and returned to normal life. Here we report the case along with operative technical aspects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Forhad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Mohammod
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: Khandkar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawsar
authors.forename: Sarwar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alam
keywords: Anterior-lateral approach; cervical spinal tumor; interscalenic approach