Cervical Neurinoma Encasing Vertebral Artery: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Our case was a 48-year-old man with cervical pain radiating to the upper limbs. Imaging showed an intradural tumor with extradural component encasing the vertebral artery. The tumor diagnosed as a neurinomaand had been removed surgically. The post operation magnetic resonance imaging showed that the tumor was completely removed and the vertebral artery was intact at the entire length. The goal of surgery of neurinoma is a total removal of the tumor, however if the vertebral artery is completely encasing by the tumor, it is advisable to remove the tumor to the level that the vertebral intactness is saved.