Melanotic schwannoma of the L5 root

Melanotic neoplasm of the central nervous system is rare and the majority of them are metastatic. Melanotic schwannoma (MS) is an unusual variant of nerve sheath neoplasm accounting for less than 1% of primary nerve sheath tumors. A case involving a 36-year-old man with MS at the L5 root is presente...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The neuroradiology journal 2016-06, Vol.29 (3), p.219-221
Hauptverfasser:	Güzel, Ebru, Er, Uygur, Güzel, Aslan, Toktaş, Zafer, Yapıcıer, Özlem
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Diseases of the Spine and Spinal Cord Humans Laminectomy Lumbar Vertebrae Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Neurilemmoma - diagnostic imaging Neurilemmoma - pathology Neurilemmoma - surgery Spinal Cord Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Spinal Cord Neoplasms - pathology Spinal Cord Neoplasms - surgery Spinal Nerve Roots - diagnostic imaging Spinal Nerve Roots - pathology Spinal Nerve Roots - surgery Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Melanotic neoplasm of the central nervous system is rare and the majority of them are metastatic. Melanotic schwannoma (MS) is an unusual variant of nerve sheath neoplasm accounting for less than 1% of primary nerve sheath tumors. A case involving a 36-year-old man with MS at the L5 root is presented. Surgery, differential diagnosis, radiology, histology, and treatment of this rare entity are discussed.
ISSN:	1971-4009 2385-1996
DOI:	10.1177/1971400916638359