Surgical Resection of a Cervical Dumbbell Tumor: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.

Abstract

We demonstrate the surgical resection of a cervical dumbbell tumor in a patient who presented with progressive weakness over 3 mo. He was found to have a large C2-C3 dumbbell-shaped lesion with bony destruction on preoperative imaging. The patient subsequently underwent successful gross total resection of the tumor and had dramatic improvement in neurological status following surgery. Pathology confirmed the diagnosis of a World Health Organization grade I schwannoma. Detailed surgical techniques of the tumor resection and posterior fusion are presented in high-definition video with narration.Watch now at https://academic.oup.com/ons/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/ons/opy033 {"href":"Single Video Player","role":"media-player-id","content-type":"play-in-place","position":"float","orientation":"portrait","label":"Surgical Resection of a Cervical Dumbbell Tumor: 2-Dimensional Operative Video","caption":"","object-id":[{"pub-id-type":"doi","id":""},{"pub-id-type":"other","content-type":"media-stream-id","id":"1_cil69l26"},{"pub-id-type":"other","content-type":"media-source","id":"Kaltura"}]} There is no identifying information in this video. A patient consent was obtained for publishing of the material included in the video Disclosures Dr Traynelis is a consultant and patent holder for Medtronic and receives fellowship funding from Globus. Dr Fontes is a consultant for Stryker and Medtronic. The authors have no personal, financial, or institutional interest in any of the drugs, materials, or devices described in this article.