Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report

Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report

Spinal neurofibromas occur sporadically and typically occur in association with neurofibromatosis 1. Patients afflicted with neurofibromatosis 1 usually present with involvement of several nerve roots. This report describes the case of a 14- year-old child with a large intraspinal, but extradural tu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Johari, Joehaimey, Omar, Ahmad Sabri, Yusof, Abdul Halim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA) 2011
Subjects:
RD701 Orthopedics
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/24411/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/24411/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/24411/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/24411/1/Large_Cervical_Dumbbell_Tumour_Neurofibromatosis.pdf
id iium-24411
recordtype eprints
spelling iium-244112012-07-02T02:38:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/24411/ Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff Johari, Joehaimey Omar, Ahmad Sabri Yusof, Abdul Halim RD701 Orthopedics Spinal neurofibromas occur sporadically and typically occur in association with neurofibromatosis 1. Patients afflicted with neurofibromatosis 1 usually present with involvement of several nerve roots. This report describes the case of a 14- year-old child with a large intraspinal, but extradural tumour with paraspinal extension, dumbbell neurofibroma of the cervical region extending from the C2 to C4 vertebrae. The lesions were readily detected by MR imaging and were successfully resected in a two-stage surgery. The time interval between the first and second surgery was one month. We provide a brief review of the literature regarding various surgical approaches, emphasising the utility of anterior and posterior approaches. Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA) 2011-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/24411/1/Large_Cervical_Dumbbell_Tumour_Neurofibromatosis.pdf Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff and Johari, Joehaimey and Omar, Ahmad Sabri and Yusof, Abdul Halim (2011) Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 5 (3). pp. 24-27. ISSN 1985-2533 http://www.morthoj.org/2011v5n3/Large_Cervical_Dumbbell_Tumour_Neurofibromatosis.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.1111.003
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Local University
institution International Islamic University Malaysia
building IIUM Repository
collection Online Access
language English
topic RD701 Orthopedics
spellingShingle RD701 Orthopedics
Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff
Johari, Joehaimey
Omar, Ahmad Sabri
Yusof, Abdul Halim
Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report
description Spinal neurofibromas occur sporadically and typically occur in association with neurofibromatosis 1. Patients afflicted with neurofibromatosis 1 usually present with involvement of several nerve roots. This report describes the case of a 14- year-old child with a large intraspinal, but extradural tumour with paraspinal extension, dumbbell neurofibroma of the cervical region extending from the C2 to C4 vertebrae. The lesions were readily detected by MR imaging and were successfully resected in a two-stage surgery. The time interval between the first and second surgery was one month. We provide a brief review of the literature regarding various surgical approaches, emphasising the utility of anterior and posterior approaches.
format Article
author Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff
Johari, Joehaimey
Omar, Ahmad Sabri
Yusof, Abdul Halim
author_facet Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff
Johari, Joehaimey
Omar, Ahmad Sabri
Yusof, Abdul Halim
author_sort Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff
title Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report
title_short Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report
title_full Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report
title_fullStr Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report
title_sort two-stage surgery for a large cervical dumbbell tumour in neurofibromatosis 1: a case report
publisher Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA)
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/24411/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/24411/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/24411/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/24411/1/Large_Cervical_Dumbbell_Tumour_Neurofibromatosis.pdf
first_indexed 2023-09-18T20:36:35Z
last_indexed 2023-09-18T20:36:35Z
_version_ 1777409086510333952

Similar Items