Ultrasound-Guided Microsurgical Excision for Brachial Plexus Schwannomas: Short-Term Clinical Study

Turk Neurosurg. 2019;29(4):594-597. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.25575-18.3.

Abstract

Aim: To describe the ultrasound-guided microsurgical excision technique and to evaluate the surgical outcomes of brachial plexus schwannomas.

Material and methods: Eleven patients who underwent ultrasound-guided microsurgery for small ( < 3 cm) brachial plexus schwannomas between 2013 and 2017 were included in our study.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 45 years (range: 30-68 years), with six tumors localized on the right and five on the left side. There were no perioperative or postoperative complications. No postoperative deficits were observed in the patients.

Conclusion: Surgeons can safely and completely excise most of the benign ( < 3 cm and non-palpable) brachial plexus tumors by the ultrasound-guided microsurgical excision technique.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Brachial Plexus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brachial Plexus / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microsurgery / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery*
  • Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*