Introduction: Craniocervical tumors are uncommon but represent a medical emergency for diagnosis and treatment. Their approaches require of course surgical expertise in addition to adapted technical platform. In light of the limited resources available in our practice, we consequently made the decision to share our experience with the surgical treatment of this pathology. Patients and method: We performed a retrospective analysis on eight observations of patients treated in the neurosurgery department of “Hôpital Principal de Dakar” between July 2015 and December 2022 for progressive tumor spinal cord compression at the craniocervical junction. Results: We observed a 10% frequency, a mean age of 39.25 years, and extremes between 8 and 62 years. There was a 0.6 sex ratio. The most common risk factor was type I neurofibromatosis, and one case of Von Hippel-Lindau disease. All of our patients had pyramidal syndrome. Overall, there were 2 tumors with posterolateral extradural site and 4 tumors with extramedullary intradural location, including 2 posterolateral and 2 anterolateral. The location was intramedullary and cerebella-medullary in one case each. The posteromedial occipitocervical approach, which was employed on six patients, was the most utilized method. Five patients had total tumor resection, whereas three had partial resection. Two of our patients had postoperative complications: a worsening of motor deficit and a death following dependence on mechanical ventilation. We only received four histological confirmations for the anatomopathological samples. Our patients' evolution was positive over an average follow-up of 21 months, with neurological improvement and walking autonomy. Conclusion: Tumors affecting the craniocervical junction are still treated surgically. Despite the need for improvement in our working conditions, our results appear to be satisfactory.
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Diop, S., Basse, A. S., Diallo, S., Tine, I., Thioub, M., et al. (2024). Surgical Treatment of Craniocervical Junction Tumors: Neurosurgery Department Experience of “Hôpital Principal De Dakar”. International Journal of Neurosurgery, 8(2), 28-34. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijn.20240802.12
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Diop, S.; Basse, A. S.; Diallo, S.; Tine, I.; Thioub, M., et al. Surgical Treatment of Craniocervical Junction Tumors: Neurosurgery Department Experience of “Hôpital Principal De Dakar”. Int. J. Neurosurg. 2024, 8(2), 28-34. doi: 10.11648/j.ijn.20240802.12
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Neurosurgery Department, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
Neurosurgery Department, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
Neurosurgery Department, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
Neurosurgery Department, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
Neurosurgery Department, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
