Minimally Invasive Resection of an Extradural Far Lateral Lumbar Schwannoma with Zygapophyseal Joint Sparing: Surgical Nuances and Literature Review

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Intraoperative microsurgical images showing (a) bone removal allowing tumor exposition; (b) tumor capsule incision; (c) internal debulking with CUSA; (d) piecemeal tumor removal; (e) L3 nerve root preservation after tumor gross total resection.

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