Cystic schwannoma of the falx cerebri.
Intracranial parenchymal schwannomas unrelated to a major cranial nerve are uncommon and dural schwannomas are rare. We report a 23-year-old woman without neurofibromatosis admitted with a 3-month history of seizures and left hemiparesis. Radiological investigation revealed a huge cystic tumour in the right cerebral hemisphere, attached to the falx cerebri. The solid part of the tumour showed contrast enhancement. The patient underwent excision of the tumour via a right-sided parietal craniotomy. The histological diagnosis was schwannoma. Recognition of these potentially curable tumours is important and they should be excised if possible.
Celikoğlu
Erhan
E
Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Neurosurgery Department Istanbul, Turkey.
Hakan
Tayfun
T
Bozbuğa
Mustafa
M
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome