J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1982 Mar;11(1):105-109.
A Case of Cervical Schwannoma in A Child
- Affiliations
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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.