An unusual case presentation. Cellular schwannoma in pregnancy: an unusual cause of low back pain.
A cellular schwannoma is a benign hypercellular variant of a peripheral nerve sheath tumor. It usually arises in the posterior roots of the neck, mediastinum or pelvis. It produces neurologic symptoms by direct pressure on neural elements, local swelling and/or tissue necrosis. In general, the rate of progression of symptoms will determine the need for surgical intervention, which consists of total local excision. We present the first reported case of a cellular schwannoma in pregnancy; the main symptom was intractable low back pain.
Bardeguez
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Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University, New York.
Chatterjee
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Sicuranza
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D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*