Tumour of a peripheral nerve sheath with invasion of the lumbar spine.
Tumours of peripheral nerve sheaths are rarely malignant, and even when malignant they are only infrequently associated with extensive destruction of bone. The authors report the computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings for an unusually large sheath tumour that presented with extensive destruction in the lumbar spine.
Knapp
T R
TR
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver.
Struk
D W
DW
Munk
P L
PL
Bainbridge
T C
TC
Bhimji
S D
SD
Poon
P Y
PY
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography