Surgical treatment of intradural tumor / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To investigate results of surgical treatment of intradural tumors of the cervical spinal cord.[Method]Twenty-one cases with cervical intradural tumor were treated surgically under posterior approach from 1999 to 2005,all patients were performed cervical laminae resection before tumor resection,and some received internal fixation.All patients were followed up for 8 months to 38 months respectively.All the clinical materials were analyzed retrospectively.[Result]All patients survived the operation,symptoms disappeared 13,relieved 7 and deteriorated 1.Total resection in 15 cases,subtotal 4 cases and partial 2 cases.[Conclusion]To succeed the operation,it is very important to make clear the location and size of the tumor and the relationship between the tumor and spinal cord;in order to gain total resection of tumor,both careful protection of spinal cord and vertebral artery and intraspinal cannal veins are essence.