Spinal subarachnoid haemorrhage from an "ancient" schwannoma of the cervical spine.
A case of spinal subarachnoid haemorrhage secondary to degenerative changes in a cervical schwannoma is presented. The problems associated with diagnosis as well as the possible mechanisms resulting in haemorrhage from spinal tumours are reviewed.
Mills
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Department of Neurosurgery, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
Marks
P V
PV
Nixon
J M
JM
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery