Minimally Invasive Resection of an Extradural Far Lateral Lumbar Schwannoma with Zygapophyseal Joint Sparing: Surgical Nuances and Literature Review

Introduction. Spinal schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumors. Completely extradural schwannomas of the lumbar spine are extremely rare lesions, accounting for only 0,7–4,2% of all spinal NSTs. Standard open approaches have been used to treat these tumors, requiring extensive muscle dissection, la...

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Main Authors: Gonçalves, Vítor M., Santiago, Bruno, Ferreira, Vítor C., Cunha e Sá, Manuel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189855/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25328530
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/739862
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