Feasibility of Brachial Plexus Schwannoma Enucleation With Intraoperative Neuromonitoring.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the feasibility of brachial plexus schwannoma enucleation under intraoperative neuromonitoring.

Methods

Five patients who were treated for brachial plexus schwannoma under intraoperative neuromonitoring from 2008 to 2018 were included in this retrospective review. Neuromonitoring was performed with a 100-μV event threshold of the neuromonitoring system (NIM-2 or 3) at the deltoid, biceps brachii, triceps brachii, and brachioradialis muscles. Patient characteristics, tumor size and location, intraoperative neuromonitoring findings, and postoperative function were evaluated.

Results

The intraoperative neuromonitoring findings were in accordance with the preoperative assessment of the included nerve root. Three patients had no postoperative morbidi

SUBMITTER: Lee DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7248612 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature