C4 to C7 Laminoplasty for Resection of an Intradural Intramedullary Ependymoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Sophie Peeters,
Ulrich Batzdorf,
Langston T. Holly
Abstract:A 28-year-old woman with a history of a prolactinoma presented with about 5 months of neck pain and left upper extremity numbness and tingling in the C7 and C8 dermatomal distribution. She had no weakness on examination though notable increased deep tendon reflexes in the lower extremities. She had a homogenously enhancing lesion with an associated syrinx on MRI of her cervical spine. She was offered a C4–7 laminoplasty for resection of the tumor and ultimate tissue diagnosis. The patient consented to the proc… Show more
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