China News Service, October 20 (Chen Jing and Xu Min) Ms. Yang, 49, from Nantong, Jiangsu, was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis.
There were 35 tumors in her spinal canal, like a bunch of grapes.
The reporter learned on the 20th that after an eight-hour operation, Shanghai experts successfully and accurately removed the "grape" tumor from Ms. Yang's body.
According to Wang Jie, director of the Department of Neurosurgery of Shanghai Deji Hospital, neurofibromatosis is a hereditary tumor disease of the nervous system caused by genetic mutations.
If you have a family genetic history, you should pay attention to regular screening.
"When a tumor grows in the brain and spinal cord and compresses the nerves, it may cause symptoms such as numbness of the limbs, weakness in the hands and feet, and these symptoms are often confused with cervical spondylosis and lumbar spondylosis, causing misdiagnosis and mistreatment. If these conditions are not improved for a long time, You should seek treatment at a professional brain hospital or neurosurgery as soon as possible.” Director Wang Jie added.
Numb hands and feet, swelling of lower limbs, feet like cotton...Ms. Yang has been in this situation for three years.
In the past three years, Ms. Yang was transferred to many hospitals in Nantong and Shanghai, but no clear cause was found.
Ms. Yang's symptoms became more and more serious, and she developed into an instability to hold chopsticks, unable to write, and lost 10 kilograms in weight.
Wang Jie told reporters the same day that the hospital conducted a key examination of Ms. Yang’s brain, spinal cord and other parts. The MRI showed that Ms. Yang’s spinal cord was covered with "grape-shaped tumors", from the medulla oblongata to the cervical spinal cord. , Up to 7 cm in length.
"Comprehensive examination report, we preliminarily judged that Ms. Yang was suffering from neurofibromatosis. Neurofibromatosis refers to a tumor that occurs on nerve fibers. It can occur at any part of the nerve. It can be single or can Multiple occurrences.” Director Wang Jie explained, “It is precisely because these tumors have been oppressing Ms. Yang’s nerves for a long time that they cause numbness and weakness in the limbs and unstable walking.”
Wang Jie told reporters that continuous compression of the tumor will cause irreversible damage to the nervous system, which may cause paralysis or even life-threatening, and must be removed by surgery as soon as possible.
However, the spinal cord is the nerve center that controls the heartbeat and breathing. A slight omission in the operation process may be life-threatening, and the number of tumors is huge, making the operation extremely difficult.
The Deji neurosurgery team conducted many consultations and discussions, and finally formulated a detailed surgical plan for it.
During the operation, the doctors used neuro-electrophysiological monitoring technology and used electrical stimulation to determine the functional area of the spinal cord, while detecting, avoiding the functional area, and removing the diseased tissue. It lasted 8 hours and collected 35 pieces in Ms. Yang’s body. "Grapes" are precisely picked.
She is currently recovering well.
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