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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2020; 15(03): 759-762
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_252_19
Case Report

Minimally invasive anterolateral approach for C2 neurofibroma in elderly patient

Raghavendra Sharma
Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
,
Yashuhiro Yamada
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Bantane Hospital, Fujita Health University, Nagoya
,
Riki Tanaka
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Bantane Hospital, Fujita Health University, Nagoya
,
Saurabh Sharma
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Max Hospital, Patparganj, New Delhi
,
Kyosuke Miyatani
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Bantane Hospital, Fujita Health University, Nagoya
,
Saeko Higashiguchi
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Bantane Hospital, Fujita Health University, Nagoya
,
Tsukasa Kawase
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Bantane Hospital, Fujita Health University, Nagoya
,
Srikanth Talluri
3   Department of Neurosurgery, SVIMS, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
,
Yoko Kato
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Bantane Hospital, Fujita Health University, Nagoya
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Conventionally ventrally located spinal tumor is approached through anterior vertebrectomy which requires bony fixation and then immobilization for a couple of months. The alternative route to deal with such type of tumor is anterolaterally to avoid the surgical and nonsurgical complications. We are reporting a minimally invasive anterolateral approach for C2 neurofibroma in an 84-year-old patient. Postoperatively this patient did not require cervical brace and postoperative discomfort was minimal. It was observed that dumbbell-shaped cervical tumor with no intradural pathology and wide neural foramina could also be taken care through the anterolateral route which did not require bony fusion or immobilization, but the expertise of the surgeon is necessary for performing these types of minimally invasive procedure to achieve the best results.

Key-words:

Dumbbell-shaped neurofibroma - extramedullary tumor - neurofibroma

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Publication History

Received: 10 August 2019

Accepted: 04 May 2020

Article published online:
16 August 2022

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