Nerve.
2023 Oct;9(2):174-178. 10.21129/nerve.2023.00374.
Spinal Cellular Schwannoma: A Case Report of Acute Post-Traumatic Paralysis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, International St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- 2Department of Pathology, International St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- 3Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu Catholic University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
- KMID: 2547515
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.21129/nerve.2023.00374
Abstract
- This case report describes a 64-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency department with lower back pain, bilateral leg pain, and numbness. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass-like lesion at the L2 level, which was surgically removed and was found to be a cellular schwannoma upon histopathological examination. The patient exhibited immediate postoperative improvement and was referred for rehabilitation. This case highlights the importance of considering cellular schwannoma as a possible diagnosis in patients with intradural extramedullary tumors causing compressive symptoms.
