J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1982 Mar;11(1):105-109.

A Case of Cervical Schwannoma in A Child

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  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Korea General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Schwannoma, the most common neoplasm in the spinal cord, rarely develops in childhood and at the anterior aspect of the spinal cord. The authors have experienced a case of schwannoma located on the ventral surface of the cervical cord in a 9 year old boy with one year hostoires of neck discomfort and progressive weakness of the right sided extremities.


MeSH Terms

Child*
Extremities
Humans
Male
Neck
Neurilemmoma*
Spinal Cord
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