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NEUROSURGERY
Volume 65, Issue 6, Pages 1203-1204Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000360153.65238.F0
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Ependymoma; Intramedullary; Minimally invasive; Spine; Tumor
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OBJECTIVE: This report illustrates the adequacy of minimally invasive exposure for the resection of an intramedullary ependymoma. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: The patient presented with a history of upper back pain, but a lesion was found during a workup for increased back pain after a motor vehicle accident. INTERVENTION: The intramedullary ependymoma was approached using a muscle-splitting retractor and extended hemilaminar exposure. The tumor was removed using conventional techniques. CONCLUSION: This minimally invasive exposure is adequate for selected intramedullary lesions and may be especially useful in patients with a high risk of postlaminectomy deformity.
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