Lumbar neurinoma associated with hydrocephalus. Case report.
The authors describe the rare case of a 50-year-old man with lumbar neurinoma associated with hydrocephalus. The complete neuroradiological study is presented. The various explanations about the pathogenesis of the hydrocephalus and the management of this condition are debated.
Dario
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Neurosurgical Division, Varese Regional Hospital, Italy.
Dorizzi
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A
Marra
A
A
Scamoni
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C
Crivelli
G
G
Fachinetti
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P
D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed