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The presence of intraspinal extension, tumor dimension, and\/or its location within the thoracic cavity have previously made the resection of these types of neoplasms difficult.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>OBJECTIVE:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To describe the feasibility of performing minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery, as facilitated by an image guidance system (IGS), to achieve gross total resection of select dumbbell NSTs located in the thoracic spine.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The 3 cases presented here contained small intraspinal or foraminal components. Preoperative symptoms included Horner syndrome and back and chest wall pain. We used IGS to help guide the complete thoracoscopic resection of select dumbbell NSTs, consisting of extradural, intraforaminal, and paravertebral tumor components, which previously would have been challenging with only a thoracoscopic approach.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>IGS provided continuous intraoperative anatomic orientation to achieve gross total resection in all 3 cases. All surgical and postsurgical outcomes were satisfactory; preoperative symptoms improved or resolved; and no adverse events were observed.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Thoracic dumbbell NSTs that have small intraspinal or foraminal components could be resected thoracoscopically when facilitated by IGS. Image-guided thoracoscopic resection of such dumbbell tumors may not only improve the precision of resection, reduce recurrence, and avoid the need for spinal reconstruction but also obviate the need for more invasive or simultaneous posterior procedures. 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