title: Intramedullary thoracic schwannoma.
abstract: A case of intramedullary thoracic schwannoma in a 40-year-old woman without signs of von Recklinghausen's disease is reported and the hypotheses as to its origin are discussed. The literature covering 11 other cases is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology