Resection of a giant sacral schwannoma: case report and literature review

Konovalov N.A.

OOO Klinika spinal'noĭ neĭrokhirurgii «Aksis»;
NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko RAMN, Moskva

ORCID: 0000-0003-0824-1848

Korolishin V.A.

OOO Klinika spinal'noĭ neĭrokhirurgii «Aksis»;
NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko RAMN, Moskva

Solenkova A.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia

Nikitenkova I.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia

Nikitin K.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia

Asiutin D.S.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva

Martynova M.A.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva

Timonin S.Iu.

Pervyĭ MGMU im. I.M. Sechenova, Moskva

Zakirov B.A.

FGBNU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko", RAMN, Moskva

Kaprovoi S.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia

Batyrov A.A.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia

Resection of a giant sacral schwannoma: case report and literature review

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Konovalov N.A., Korolishin V.A., Solenkova A.V., Nikitenkova I.V., Nikitin K.V., Asiutin D.S., Martynova M.A., Timonin S.Iu., Zakirov B.A., Kaprovoi S.V., Batyrov A.A.

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Journal: Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019;83(2): 101‑108

DOI: 10.17116/neiro201983021101

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Konovalov NA, Korolishin VA, Solenkova AV, et al. . Resection of a giant sacral schwannoma: case report and literature review. Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019;83(2):101‑108. (In Russ., In Engl.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/neiro201983021101

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Neurogenic sacral tumors are extremely rare. In most reported cases, this pathology was associated with neurofibromatosis. Sacral tumors manifest themselves at the stage when the neoplasm volume becomes giant, but these manifestations usually go unnoticed for the patient. Surgical approach to the sacral region is extremely challenging; intimate proximity of tumor capsule to vital organs, vessels, and nerves makes radical surgical treatment of these neoplasms rather difficult. A case report of radical resection of a schwannoma that was destroying the sacrum and continued to grow after radiotherapy is presented in this article.

Keywords:

sacral schwannoma

treatment approach to malignant schwannoma

sacral neurofibromas

Authors:

Konovalov N.A.

OOO Klinika spinal'noĭ neĭrokhirurgii «Aksis»;
NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko RAMN, Moskva

ORCID: 0000-0003-0824-1848

Korolishin V.A.

OOO Klinika spinal'noĭ neĭrokhirurgii «Aksis»;
NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko RAMN, Moskva

Solenkova A.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia

Nikitenkova I.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia

Nikitin K.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia

Asiutin D.S.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva

Martynova M.A.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva

Timonin S.Iu.

Pervyĭ MGMU im. I.M. Sechenova, Moskva

Zakirov B.A.

FGBNU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko", RAMN, Moskva

Kaprovoi S.V.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia

Batyrov A.A.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia

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