Case report of huge cervical dumbbell tumor in neurofibromatosis. Give up surgery?

• Main Authors: Johari, Joehaimey, Omar, Ahmad Sabri, Hau, Mohammad Anwar, Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: RD701 Orthopedics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/24410/1/%28MOA_2011%29_Case_report_of_huge_cervical_dumbbell_tumor_in_neurofibromatosis._Give_up_surgery_%28DrAriff%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/24410/2/%28MOA_2011%29_Case_report_of_huge_cervical_dumbbell_tumor_in_neurofibromatosis._Give_up_surgery_%28DrAriff%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/24410/5/case_report_of_a_huge_dumbell_cervical_tumour_in_neurofibromatosis.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/24410/

A dumbbell-shaped lesion is a solitary tumour that is constricted as it exits the neural foramen. The constriction gives the neurofibroma the appearance of a dumbbell that is used by weight lifters. Neurofibromas that arise from the spinal canal may be intradural or extradural and most commonly in t...