Imaging features and treatment of an intradural lumbar cystic schwannoma

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Abstract

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 duramater. Histological and immunohystochemical 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.

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Borges, G., Bonilha, L., Proa, M., Barbosa Fernandes, Y., Ramina, R., Zanardi, V., & Ribeiro Menezes, J. (2005). Imaging features and treatment of an intradural lumbar cystic schwannoma. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 63(3 A), 681–684. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2005000400025

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