title: The antero-lateral approach with corpectomy in the management of the ventral meningioma of the spinal canal.
abstract: The authors present the anterior approach to cervical spine, which enabled complete resection of tumor located in the anterior part of the spinal canal. Considering there are not many reports in the literature, the authors present a case of a meningioma at the level C5-C6 resected with good result through anterolateral approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, University Hospital WAM-CSW, Łódź, Poland. Electronic address: maciej.radek@umed.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radek
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, University Hospital WAM-CSW, Łódź, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grochal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, University Hospital WAM-CSW, Łódź, Poland.
authors.forename: Bartłomiej
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tomasik
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, University Hospital WAM-CSW, Łódź, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Anterolateral approach; Cervical spine meningioma; Oblique corpectomy; Spinal canal meningioma