Removal of spinal cord tumor (meningioma): Spine Tumor Surgery
Warning! Viewer discretion is advised. Graphic images of removal of a hemorrhagic tumor from spinal cord. You will go through removal of a challenging tumor of spinal cord which is adherent to the dura and hemorrhagic. Although you see more blood in this clip than the others it is important to note that you are seeing through very high magnification of microscope so smallest amount of blood appears disproportionally large! This operation was very long and many segments have been dropped off to make the length of the video clip manageable. This patient's symptoms nearly completely resolved and she is tumor free and has returned to a complete full function. Several MRIs since has shown no recurrent tumor. Courtesy of Farhad M. Limonadi, MD neurosurgeon in Palm Springs, CA who is director of neurosurgery at Desert Spine and Neuroscience Institute.
That is indeed a massive tumor, for everyone take care of yourselves and if you have any complaints in anywhere in your bodies don't delay that, and go checkup, the early check may protect you from a lot of lesions and diseases, your health worth it, keep safe.
