Intradural extramedullary lesions in the cervical spine in neurofibromatosis

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Objective: Background: Case Report: Conclusions: Unknown etiology Neurofibromatosis (NF) is categorized into 3 diseases: neurofibromatosis type 1, type 2, and schwannoma. NF2 is associated with a mutation in gene 22q11.2. It is present in about 1/25 000 to 33 000 births, and it is passed in an autosomal dominant fashion. Diagnosis is made based on clinical and radiological features. A few clinical features have been characterized and included in the Manchester criteria. A few neurofibromatosis type 2 patients have been diagnosed with over 25 cervical lesions. We report a case of an intradural extramedullary cervical lesion in a patient later diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 2. The patient was 30-year-old man admitted through the emergency unit, presenting with gradual onset and pro-gressive spastic quadriparesis of 6 months duration. An MRI spine showed intradural extramedullary masses in the right side of C4 and left side of C6. He underwent cervical intradural excision of 2 masses under general anesthesia with neuromonitoring. The tumor was sent to histopathology and reported as neurofibromato-sis 2. Neurofibromatosis is a common entity, but the diagnosis of a cervical mass is judicious to avoid any misfor-tune in neurological function. It requires a multidisciplinary approach and screening modalities.

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Moshref, R., & Mirdad, A. (2021). Intradural extramedullary lesions in the cervical spine in neurofibromatosis. American Journal of Case Reports, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.933090

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