spinal cord tumor

The video shows an intervention performed on a middle-aged female, who complained of the proceeding weakness of the lower limbs since 3 months. A preoperative physical examination revealed her inability to stand on her own and a wheelchair...

The video shows a patient suffering from progressive weakness of the lower limbs with an urinary incontinence. MRI image detected a big intramedullary lump in the C6 to D3 region, which was completely removed during the surgery. It...

These tumors grow inside spinal cord, locally or extend to many segments of spinal cord. These result in very significant weakness of limbs with gross physical disability. Bladder and bowel disturbances, ependymomas, astrocytomas...

Spinal meningiomas are benign lesions, more commonly found in women, usually grow inside dura mater out side spinal cord. They can occur in any part of spinal cord but more common at thoracic spinal cord. They cause pressure on spinal...

These are benign tumors arise from the nerve sheath and grow slowly and press on nerve roots and spinal cord and cause weakness in hands and legs. They are due to chromosomal aberrations. The condition is called NEUROFIBROMATOSIS...

Spinal meningiomas are benign lesions, more commonly found in women, usually grow inside dura mater out side spinal cord. They can occur in any part of spinal cord but more common at thoracic spinal cord. They cause pressure on spinal...

This video presents microsurgical excision of cervical spinal cord intramedullary tumor. 35 year-old lady presented with progressive weakness right half of body inability to walk, swaying to right side gross weakness, waisting of...