Acute paraplegia resulting from haemorrhage into a spinal neurofibroma.
Acute paraplegia due to the intratumour haemorrhage of spinal neurofibroma is a rare condition. We describe 2 patients with this unusual presentation. Surgical treatment was successful in both patients. These 2 cases are reported, and the literature is reviewed.
Lee
S T
ST
Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lui
T N
TN
D000208:Acute Disease; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*