Nervous Discrepancy of Spinal Cord Schwannoma Causing Posterior Neck Swelling
A 20-year-old man with chronic cervical pain has been diagnosed with cervical spinal schwannomas, a benign tumor in the posterior neck. Objective: To analyze the spinal cord schwannomas causing posterior neck swelling. Methods: In the first step, the vertebral canal portion of the tumor at C4 was removed entirely with a midline approach to the posterior spinal column. The patient underwent a laminectomy procedure in the second surgical session to remove tumors at C2 and C3, resulting in no neurological issues upon discharge from the hospital. Results: Schwannomas was diagnosed histopathologically. In patients with cervical intra-spinal schwannomas that have spread to the extra vertebral paravertebral neck region, the first goal of surgery is to treat the neurological deficits. Conclusions: It was concluded that the posterior midline and laminectomy approach approaches are combined in the same session or at different times in the surgical strategy.
Authors
- Uzma Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3602-5950)
- Uzma Naseeb
- Rubina Ghani
- Zeelaf Shahid
- Soobia Saeed
Institutions
- University of Karachi (PK)
- Jinnah Sindh Medical University (PK)
- Jinnah Medical & Dental College (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v5i10.1763
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74