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Imaging Features And Treatment Of An Intradural Lumbar Cystic Schwannoma.
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Arquivos De Neuro-psiquiatria. v. 63, n. 3A, p. 681-4, 2005-Sep.
0004-282X
/S0004-282X2005000400025
16172724
Autor
Borges, Guilherme
Bonilha, Leonardo
Proa, Marcílio
Fernandes, Yvens Barbosa
Ramina, Ricardo
Zanardi, Veronica
Menezes, Jose Ribeiro
Institución
Resumen
Spinal schwannomas are frequently observed among patients treated in a reference neurosurgery center. Cystic spinal schwannomas, however, are very scantly found. Due to its indolent behavior and benign course, the diagnosis of schwannomas may pose a challenge to the care giver, and the imaging findings can be misleading. In this article, we illustrate an example of a pauci-symptomatic 55 year-old male patient whose complaint was solely a non specific lumbar pain. Investigation revealed a large cystic lesion comprising the lower lumbar intradural space. He was then treated with microneurosurgical technique involving complete removal of the tumor and reconstruction of the dura mater. Histological and immunohistochemical diagnosis were consistent with cystic schwannoma. The patient presented with complete recovery of his symptom. In this article we aim to emphasize the clinical presentation and treatment of lumbar spine schwannomas, and to illustrate the imaging findings within this uncommon case. 63 681-4