Author(s)

Shamsuzzaman Mondle^1*, Joynul Islam², Hafizur Rashid², A. T. M. Ashadullah², Fazle Elahi², Bayazidur Rahman², Kazi Hafiz Uddin², Abdullah Yusuf³

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Shaheed Taj Uddin Ahmed Medical College, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
²Department of Clinical Neurosurgery, National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
³Department of Microbiology, National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Background: Spinal tumour has a great morbidity. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to see the outcome of the spinal tumour surgery. Methodology: Patients with spinal tumor have undergone surgery in neurospine unit of National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from May 2013 to March 2015 for a period of 23(twenty three) months. Plain X-ray and MRI were done in all cases. All patients have undergone surgery through posterior midline approach. They were evaluated preoperatively and at discharge usually on 10^th postoperative day after stitch removal and advised to attend in follow up clinic after 2 months of surgery. Result: 50 - 59 years age group was observed as most vulnerable for tumor occurrence (23 cases, 47.9%). The male female ratio was 1:1.3. The highest number (28 cases, 58.4%) of tumor was observed in thoracic region but the highest variety was schwannoma (33 cases, 68.7%). Initial presentation of patients was pain (32 cases, 66.7%), motor disturbances (9 cases 18.7%), sensory disturbances (5 cases 10.4%) and sphincter disturbances (2 cases 4.2%). Symptomatic improvement was in 44 (91.7%) patients whereas improvement in Frankel Scale was observed in 10 (20.8%) patients during follow up. 4 (8.4%) patients deteriorated and there was no death in this series. Conclusion: In conclusion, majority of the spinal tumour patients are presented with schwannoma with good symptomatic improvement.

Spinal Tumour, Schwannoma, Spinal Surgery

Mondle, S. , Islam, J. , Rashid, H. , Ashadullah, A. , Elahi, F. , Rahman, B. , Uddin, K. and Yusuf, A. (2016) Surgical Outcomes of Spinal Tumour: Experiences of 48 Cases at Referral Neurosurgery Hospital in Bangladesh. Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery, 6, 98-104. doi: 10.4236/ojmn.2016.63017.