[Neurinoma of the cauda equina (author's transl)].
A rare case of a mobile neuroma of the cauda equina is presented. Myelography, first done by lumbar puncture, showed the tumor at the L1 level. A second myelography, done by suboccipital puncture, showed the tumor at the L3 level, 7 cm more caudal as in the first myelography. Reviewing the literature, 2 similar cases were found. The so-called redundant nerve root is discussed as a possible explanation of the mobility of the tumor. The importance of the precise preoperative tumor localisation is stressed.
D000293:Adolescent; D002420:Cauda Equina; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009192:Myelography; D009463:Neuroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Mobiles Neurinom der Cauda equina.