Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi 2001 , Vol 11 , Num 3
TRANSPARASPINAL APPROACH FOR DUMBBELL SPINAL SCHWANNOMA : CASE REPORT
M. Akif BAYAR1, Şahin TANRIKULU2, Yavuz ERDEM1, Koray ÖZTÜRK1, Zeki BUHARALI1
1Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Beyin Cerrahisi Kliniği, Cebeci, Ankara
2Sağlık Bakanlığı Kastamonu Devlet Hastanesi, Kastamonu A 41-year old male is presented with a dumbbell spinal schwannoma originating from the Th6 root. The size of the tumor was 4x5x6 cm. The tumor was removed through one-stage posterior transparaspinal approach. Here we emphasize the superiority of this approach. Anahtar Kelimeler : Dumbbell schwannoma, spinal tumor, transparaspinal approach