Intramedullary spinal neurofibroma diagnosed with computed tomography: report of a case.
A case of intramedullary neurofibroma of the cervical spine in a patient with no signs of von Recklinghausen's disease is presented. Intramedullary neurofibroma is extremely rare, accounting for less than 1% of spinal cord neurofibromas. This case is the first diagnosed with computed tomography.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed