title: Spinal subarachnoid haemorrhage from an "ancient" schwannoma of the cervical spine.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nixon
mesh_terms: 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