Microscopic Excision of Intradural Extra-Medullary Spinal Cord Tumors | ||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||
| Volume 92, Issue 12, December 2024, Pages 1567-1572 PDF (223.58 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2024.411833 | ||
| Author | ||
| KHALID BIN MADHI, M.D.; ALI BATHALATH, M.D.; ABDELKADER HASAN, M.Sc. and KARIM ABDELAZIZ MOHAMED, M.D. | ||
| The Department of Neurosurgery, Hadramout University, Al-Borj Hospital, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: Intradural extra-medullary spinal cord tumors represent about 60-70% of all spinal cord tumors. Aim of Study: The significant and dramatic improvement of most patient had IDEM spinal cord tumor is the main goal of surgery. Patient and Method: During period of 10 years from 2014-2024, 30 patient of IDEM spinal cord tumor underwent to sur-gery. Results: 30 patient underwent to surgery, 83.3% was fe-male and 16.7% was male. Ranged from 30-60yrs as age group. The most clinical presentation were back pain and radicu-lopathy followed by motor weakness and sphincter disturbance. The most site was thoracic region, but the most common pathology was meningioma (66.7%) followed by schwanoma (20%) and hemangioblastoma (13.3%). The tumor was com-plete removal in all cases. Conclusion: The aim to surgery for IDEM spinal cord tu-mor is complete removal of tumor. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Meningioma; Neurofibroma | ||
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