Document Type : Case Report

Authors

• Lukas Widhiyanto
• Ilham Pratamanugroho

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract

Spinal Schwannoma is the most common primary spinal tumor. Surgery is the definitive treatment for these types of tumors which provides the possibility for total resection and healing. The design of this study is a descriptive study using case series. In this study, evaluation of the quality of life for a total of three patients with spinal schwannoma using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire. An evaluation was conducted to evaluate the functional state of the patient before and after the operation. The collected data was analyzed with a paired t-test using SPSS statistical software. Pre-operative and post-operative clinical, radiological, and histopathologic data are also obtained. Based on the result of the analysis, the mean pre-operative SF-36 total score was 54.04 compared to the mean post-operative total score of 84.64. A paired t-test showed a significant difference between the mean SF-36 total score pre-operative and post-operative (p = 0.013). Good functional clinical improvement was achieved after tumor excision. There was a significant improvement in the quality of life of patients after surgery, with neurological status showing improvement compared to pre-operative conditions. Histopathological analysis confirmed schwannoma in all patients.

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Keywords

• Schwannoma
• pre-operative
• post-operative
• short form-36

Main Subjects

• Clinical Science Research