J Korean Med Sci.  1990 Sep;5(3):165-167. 10.3346/jkms.1990.5.3.165.

Cervical intramedullary neurofibroma

• Sharma V
• Newton G

• KMID: 1421495
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.1990.5.3.165

Abstract

Intramedullary spinal neurofibroma is extremely rare. A case of cervical intramedullary neurofibroma is presented in a 21-year-old man. Only 20 case have been previously reported in the literature. The site of origin is discussed with various hypotheses.

Keyword

Intramedullary neurofibroma; Spinal cord compression; Schwann cell

MeSH Terms

Adult
Humans
Male
Myelography/methods
Neck
Neurofibroma/*pathology/radiography
Spinal Cord Neoplasms/*pathology/radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed