Cervical intramedullary schwannoma: a case report and review of the literature

Intramedullary schwannomas unrelated with neurofibromatosis are uncommon tumors, but if correctly diagnosed and properly treated they may have a good prognosis.They have a wide range of clinical presentations, commonly presenting as a slowly progressive motor or sensory syndrome. We present a case r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Rare tumors 2009-12, Vol.1 (2), p.e44-140
Hauptverfasser:	Nicácio, Jardel Mendonça, Rodrigues, José Carlos, Galles, Marcos Henrique Lima, Faquini, Igor Vilela, de Brito Pereira, Clemente Augusto, Ganau, Mario
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case Report Intramedullary schwannomas Neurofibromatosis Spinal cord tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Intramedullary schwannomas unrelated with neurofibromatosis are uncommon tumors, but if correctly diagnosed and properly treated they may have a good prognosis.They have a wide range of clinical presentations, commonly presenting as a slowly progressive motor or sensory syndrome. We present a case report of a patient without neurofibromatosis with a surgically treated cervical intramedullary schwannoma.
ISSN:	2036-3613 2036-3605 2036-3613
DOI:	10.4081/rt.2009.e44