• 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, P. R. China;
WU Yiwei, Email: ywwu115098@163.com
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Objective  To summarize application effect and clinical experience of multimodal intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) technology in the surgery of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) related peripheral nerve tumors. Methods  A retrospective study was conducted on NF1 patients, who admitted between January 2019 and December 2023 and treated with peripheral nerve tumor resection surgery assisted by multimodal IONM technology. There were 49 males and 45 females. The age ranged from 5 to 78 years, with an average of 33.7 years. Tumor morphological classification included 71 cases of nodular type, 13 cases of diffuse type, and 10 cases of mixed type. Target tumors were distributed in craniofacial region (47 cases), neck (11 cases), trunk (12 cases), and limbs (24 cases). Preoperatively, 44 cases had no obvious neurological symptoms, while the remaining patients had neurological symptoms, including 15 cases of visual impairment, 5 cases of hearing impairment, 16 cases of somatic movement disorders, and 31 cases of somatic sensory disorders, of which 7 cases had more than one symptom. IONM plans were selected based on the relevant nerves and adjacent important structures of the target tumor, including visual evoked potential (17 cases), somatosensory evoked potential (44 cases), motor evoked potential (88 cases), and electromyogram (94 cases).Results  All surgeries were successfully completed. Ninety-three patients underwent total/near total resection and 1 patient underwent palliative resection. Pathological examination showed 80 cases of neurofibroma and 14 cases of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Complications included 2 cases of hematoma and 3 cases of incision infection. All patients were followed up 3-61 months (median, 15 months). During follow-up, no significant changes in neurological symptoms or tumor recurrence were found. Among the patients with preoperative visual impairment, there were 14 cases with no improvement in symptoms and 1 with improvement after surgery. Among the patients with somatic movement disorders, there were 11 cases with no improvement in symptoms, 3 cases with improvement, 2 cases with aggravation, 4 newly onset cases, and 1 case with significant impact on daily life after surgery. Among the patients with somatic sensory disorders, there were 17 cases with no improvement in symptoms, 14 cases with improvement, and 13 newly onset cases. The patients with hearing impairment showed improvement after surgery. Conclusion  The clinical manifestations of NF1 related peripheral nerve tumors are complex. Multimodal IONM technology can provide real-time detection of nerve provocation and damage. Surgical treatment with multimodal IONM technology is safe and can reduce complications.

Citation: ZHOU Weiyun, ZENG Yu, OUYANG Huoniu, ZHANG Wenchuan, WANG Zhichao, WU Yiwei. Application of multimodal intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring technology in neurofibromatosis type 1 related peripheral nerve tumor surgery. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2024, 38(10): 1202-1207. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202406065 Copy

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