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Table 1: Cases of pediatric giant spinal thoracic dumbbell schwannoma. |
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Case |
Author |
Age |
Sex |
Localization sites of tumor |
Size of the tumor |
Symptoms |
Treatment |
Outcome |
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1 |
Vadivelu S, et al (2013) |
14 |
Male |
T7-T8 |
40 × 50 × 64 mm |
Dorsal pain, bilateral pain and weakness of legs, unsteady gait |
Lateral extracavitary approach with posterior transpedicular arthrodesis of T6-T8 |
Without neurologic alterations at 6 months of surgical procedure |
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2 |
Marroquin-Herrera, |
14 |
Female |
T5-T6 |
81 × 67 × 55 mm |
Dorsal pain, and paresthesias of bilateral legs, after 2 weeks the patient presents weakness 3/5 and alterations in sensitivity in both legs. Without alterations of sphincters |
T2-T4 bilateral transpedicular instrumentation, T6 right transpedicular instrumentation, T7-T8 bilateral transpedicular instrumentation, T5-T6 left posterior costotransversectomy |
Without neurologic alterations and no evidence of tumoral recidive after 9 months of the surgical procedure |