2025 Poster Presentations
P415: FAR LATERAL APPROACH WITH C-SHAPED INCISION TO RESECT A C2 SCHWANNOMA
Bryan A Clampitt, BS1; Jacob Parker, BS1; Maryam Kazelka, BS1; Davide Croci, MD2; 1USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA; 2Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
A 48 year-old female presented with severe cervical myelopathy secondary to a 3.7cm C2 nerve root schwannoma, compressing the spinal cord from anterior to posterior. Resection was performed utilizing a far lateral approach with C-shaped incision, which allowed for direct view of the anterior spinal cord, while avoiding spinal cord retraction and occipito-cervical instability. Gross total resection was obtained and the patient experienced complete resolution of symptoms without postoperative surgical complications.