Monophasic synovial sarcoma mimicking schwannoma: a case report of a rare peripheral nerve tumor and literature review.

Introduction: Synovial sarcomas occurring as primary nerve tumors (SSPN) are rare and only 69 cases of SSPNs are reported in literature. Despite the little data available, SSPNs differ from other SSs in some distinctive aspects such as epidemiology, location, and early onset of symptoms. SSPN are consequently underdiagnosed and easily mistaken for benign or malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNST).

Functional outcome after transfer of brachialis on anterior interosseous and supinator on posterior interosseous nerves: A preliminary report.

Objective: Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) resulting in tetraplegia is a leading cause of morbidity among young adults worldwide and its management remains challenging. Restoring hand function in these patients must be considered a top priority with great impact on their quality of life (QOL); although nerve and tendon transfer have been extensively described, type of procedure to be chosen is not standardized and few studies have determined the functional outcome of those procedure and their impact on QOL is still poorly assessed. We report a preliminary retrospective study regarding feasibility and functional outcomes of nerve transfer procedures including bilateral brachialis nerve on anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) and supinator branch on posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) for hand reanimation following SCI focusing on the impact of these procedures on QOL.

Prone Position Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transhiatal Approach to Filum Terminale Externum Sectioning in Adolescents with Occult Tethered Cord Syndrome: Report of Four Cases.

Introduction: Occult tethered cord syndrome (OTCS) and its surgical treatment are controversial. A previous study with lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the prone position had found statistically significant differences in morphological parameters between pediatric OTCS patients and a control group. Filum terminale internum (FTI) sectioning is currently the gold standard for the treatment of OTCS.

Transhiatal Approach to Filum Terminale Externum Sectioning in Adult Patient With Tethered Cord Syndrome: Case Report.

Background And Importance: An adult patient was referred to our department for tethered cord syndrome. A lumbar magnetic resonance imaging showed a conus medullaris at the S2 level and the caudal part of the dural sac at the S3 level. We present a minimally invasive spine surgery procedure at the hiatus level for the treatment of tethered cord syndrome by the surgical section of the filum terminale externum, which avoids bone demolition.