Solitary thoracic intramedullary spinal neurofibroma microsurgically extirpated via recapping T-saw laminoplasty
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En-bloc resection of thoracic calcified meningioma with inner dural layer in recapping T-saw laminoplasty: a case report
BACKGROUND In the treatment of spinal cord tumors, complete tumor resection with complete reconstruction of the spine represents the ideal goal. However, for the treatment of heavily calcified spinal meningioma, en-bloc resection of the tumor together with the involved dura at the tumor base through laminectomy is quite difficult. Conventional laminectomy is not wide enough to allow full exposu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2309-4990,2309-4990
DOI: 10.1177/2309499017691003