title: Intramedullary spinal neurinoma: case report and review of 46 cases.
abstract: A case of intramedullary neurinoma of the cervical spinal cord in a patient with no sign of von Recklinghausen's disease is reported. This case was diagnosed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and treated surgically. The literature covering 46 other cases is reviewed. The discussion, examines the possible etiology, the role of diagnostic procedures and the difficulties of the surgical treatment of these tumors.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Passanisi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castana
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Albanese
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed