Microsurgical Resection of Cervical Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations: Report of 6 Cases.

Objective: To summarize the experience in microsurgical resection of cervical spinal cord arteriovenous malformation (AVM).

Methods: Six patients undergoing microsurgical resection of cervical intramedullary AVM in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China, between March 2005 and March 2015 were reviewed retrospectively, and their clinical manifestations, imaging data, surgical treatment, and results of long-term follow-up were analyzed.

Results: Of the 6 patients who underwent AVM resection, 2 had compact AVMs and 4 had diffuse AVMs.