Clinical summary of giant spinal schwannoma patients.
| Case | Age/gender | Localization | Nurick Score | Symptoms | Symptom duration (months) | Sridhar classification | Surgical approach | Complication | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preop. | Postop. | ||||||||
| 1 | 42 M | L | 0 | 0 | Lumbar pain | 24 | 3 | P | |
| 2 | 50 F | L | 0 | 0 | Lumbar and right leg pain | 2 | 4 | EF | |
| 3 | 44 F | L | 1 | 0 | Lumbar and left leg pain | 4 | 4 | EF | |
| 4 | 48 F | C | 0 | 0 | Neck and right arm pain, paraparesis in right arm | 1 | 3 | P | |
| 5 | 52 F | T | 0 | 0 | Back pain, coughing | 48 | 5 | EF | Local infection |
| 6 | 59 F | L | 0 | 0 | Lumbar and right leg pain | 2 | 4 | EF | |
| 7 | 42 F | CT | 1 | 0 | Left arm pain and paraparesis in left arm | 2 | 5 | P | |
| 8 | 32 F | Sc | 1 | 0 | Lumbar and abdominal pain | 36 | 5 | Ant TA + P | CSF leak |
| 9 | 70 F | L | 0 | 0 | Lumbar pain | 24 | 5 | RP | |
| 10 | 33 F | L | 1 | 0 | Lumbar pain | 24 | 5 | EF + P | |
| 11 | 35 F | TL | 1 | 0 | Lumbar and back pain | 12 | 4 | P | |
| 12 | 52 F | Sc | 1 | 0 | Sacral pain | 3 | 5 | Ant TA + P | Local infection |
| 13 | 64 F | L | 1 | 1 | Lumbar and back pain | 6 | 5 | EF | |
| 14 | 35 F | TL | 0 | 0 | Lumbar and back pain | 12 | 3 | EF | |
| 15 | 44 M | T | 1 | 0 | Back pain | 24 | 5 | EF + P | |
| 16 | 59 M | Sc | 1 | 0 | Sacral pain | 3 | 5 | P | |
| 17 | 62 F | Sc | 0 | 0 | Pain in hip area | 12 | 5 | P | |
| 18 | 16 M | TL | 0 | 0 | Back and lumbar pain | 8 | 5 | EF | |
F - female, M - male, EF - extraforaminal approach, P - posterior approach, Ant TA - anterior transabdominal approach, RP - retroperitoneal approach, Cervical CT - cervicothoracic, L - lumbar, T - thoracic, TL - thoracolumbar, Sc – sacral