Spontaneous recovery of postsurgical progressive cervical spine kyphosis following intramedullary spinal cord tumor resection in a 4-year-old boy: illustrative case

This case serves as a reminder that spontaneous recovery from postsurgical progressive cervical spine kyphosis can occur and that some patients (i.e., those without neurological deficits) can be monitored closely, with a watch-and-wait approach, before subjecting them to additional surgical risks, delays in other treatments, and potential morbidity. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24187.