Schwannoma of the cervical spine presenting with acute haemorrhage.
Acute haemorrhagic presentation of spinal schwannoma is a rare event. A case of cervical spinal schwannoma presenting with spontaneous spinal subdural and intramedullary haemorrhage is described.
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National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore. puayyongng@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery