1. Fundamental Aspects of the Surgical Techniques for the Resection of Peripheral Nerve Tumors
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Rajiv Midha, Harley Brito da Silva, and Francisco Flávio Leitão de Carvalho Filho
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Conservative management ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,medicine ,Peripheral Nerve Tumors ,Tumor removal ,Radiology ,Microsurgery ,business ,Microsurgical treatment ,Resection - Abstract
This chapter will provide succinctly the key points to a successful surgery of benign peripheral nerve tumors. Briefly, the authors will discuss the clinical management of schwannomas and neurofibromas of the peripheral nerves, indications that range from a conservative management to a microsurgical resection. Furthermore, the authors will present important details for the successful microsurgical resection of these two types of neoplasm (illustrated by four case figures), including a step-wise technique for the safe tumor removal with preservation of all the functioning fascicles.
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- 2021
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