title: Cystic lumbar nerve sheath tumours: MRI features in five patients.
abstract: Intraspinal cystic lumbar nerve sheath tumours constitute an uncommon subset of tumours with distinct clinico-biological behaviour. The MRI findings in five such cases are presented. Four of these were cystic schwannomas and one was a cystic neurofibroma. The pathology, MRI findings and the differential diagnosis of these rare tumours are analysed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Balabhai Nanavati Hospital and Research Centers, Mumbai, India. kemrad@vsnl.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patkar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gadani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D019852:Diacylglycerol Kinase; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D019852:Diacylglycerol Kinase