title: Mobile schwannoma of the cauda equina diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Three cases of a mobile cauda equina schwannoma, preoperatively diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging, are described. When dealing with tumors of the cauda equina, it is important to carry out a second magnetic resonance imaging scan after changes in posture, bearing in mind the possibility of mobility of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Hokkaido School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*