title: Schwannoma of the conus medullaris.
abstract: We report a rare case of schwannoma of the conus medullaris. A 38-year-old female presented with pain and numbness in her lower limbs. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a heterogenous tumour of the conus medullaris. A subtotal resection was performed and histology confirmed schwannoma. The literature regarding these rare tumours, and their cell of origin, is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ankara, Turkey. gokmenkahil@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Gökmen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kahilogullari
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayten
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Attar
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008866:Microsurgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology