Excision of a supergiant spinal schwannoma: illustrative case
The resection of giant spinal schwannomas is likely to involve one or more lengthy surgeries, and the resection volume can be limited by excessive bleeding. Physicians approaching these large, benign spinal tumors should be aware of the challenges of surgery duration and hemostasis before approaching a tumor of this kind. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24224.
Authors
- Jared Fridley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6336-5950)
- Thomas J. Miner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-7314)
- Adetokunbo A. Oyelese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8625-6098)
- Patricia Zadnik Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7360-3900)
- Jennifer Mingrino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3666-8443)
- Paul Y. Liu
- Weston C de Lomba
- Ziya L. Gokaslan
- Tyler C. Owens
- Albert S. Woo
- Christian Schroeder
Institutions
- Brown University (US)
- Rhode Island Hospital (US)
- Lifespan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24224
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37