[Pediatric neurosurgical treatment of aneurysmal bone cyst at the level of thoracic spine]. / Aneurysmás csontcysta gyermek-idegsebészeti megoldása a háti gerinc magasságában.

Aneurysmal bone cysts are benign but locally aggressive bone tumours, most often affecting children and young adults. In this case report, we present the clinical  picture of a 15-year-old boy with progressive, chronic back pain. An MRI of thoracic spine  confirmed a T2 cystic spinal tumour. After considering potential options surgical removal was our choice and gross total removal was achieved with T1-3 short-segment fixation. Aneurysmal bone cysts are often rapidly expanding lesions with vascular  transformation. In order to avoid irreversible damage, in addition to early diagnosis, it is necessary to carefully consider the therapeutic options, perform surgical removal and stabilization as necessary. In case of the presented patient, extensive surgical removal and short-segmentation were performed. At 18 months of follow-up, he had no complaints and was asymptomatic. Follow-up imaging studies showed no residual or recurrent tumour to date.

[Prognostic factors of surgically treated spinal meningeomas and long-term surgical outcomes]. / Spinalis meningeomák mutéti kezelését befolyásoló tényezok és a sebészi kezelés hosszú távú eredményei.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The spinal meningeomas are one of the most common types of spinal tumors. In the treatment of spinal meningeomas, the surgical removal is the gold standard method. There are many factors that have impacts on surgical outcomes such as age, preoperative neurological condition, the extent of resection and histological grade. The aim of our article is to analyze surgical experiences, prognostic features and long-term surgical outcomes of spinal meningeomas. METHODS: Retrospective database of surgically treated patients with spinal meningeomas between 2008 and 2016 was made in the National Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Budapest, Hungary. Demographic data, preoperative neurological symptoms, radiological discrepancies, pathological results (histology, grade), types of treatments and postoperative results were examined. All of our patients were followed clinically and radiologically in the postoperative courses. RESULTS: All of the 153 patients were surgically treated. We have examined 112 women and 41 men. The average age of the patients was 65.5 years. In 98.7% of the cases, the postoperative control examinations (postoperative 6th week) showed a significant improvement in sensorial and motorial functions. The neurological improvements were evident right after the surgeries. In 2 cases (1.30%), no changes were observed in the preoperative symptoms. Recurrence was noticed in 4 cases (2.61%). CONCLUSION: According to our results, the spinal meningeomas can be sufficiently treated with early diagnosis and total surgical removal. Most of the patients become asymptomatic and the rate of recurrence is quite low.