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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2024; 59(S 01): e109-e113
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1770977
Relato de Caso

Laparoscopic-assisted Resection of a Retroperitoneal Lumbar Nerve Root Neurofibroma: A Case Report

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1   Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal
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2   Departamento de Urologia, Hospital CUF Porto, Porto, Portugal
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3   Departamento de Ortopedia, Hospital CUF Porto, Porto, Portugal
4   i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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3   Departamento de Ortopedia, Hospital CUF Porto, Porto, Portugal
4   i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
5   INEB - Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Abstract

We present a case of a 59-year-old patient with chronic low back pain, caused by a retroperitoneal intraneural tumour. Laparoscopic excision was performed and histology revealed a spinal nerve root neurofibroma. Post-operatively, the patient developed partial motor and sensitive deficits due to tumoral nerve entrapment, with progressive recovery with rehabilitation. This report reviews the literature on this sparsely reported condition, highlighting the utility of laparoscopy in its management.

Study carried out at the Department of Orthopedics at Hospital CUF, Porto, Portugal.




Publication History

Received: 13 December 2022

Accepted: 27 March 2023

Article published online:
29 January 2024

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