title: Cervical solitary long segment cystic Schwannoma.
abstract: Cystic neurofibromas are very rare and are of separate entity; occurrence in the cervical spine extending over a long segment intra-durally is very rare. There is a paucity of literature available on cervical cystic Schwannoma and its MRI characteristics. As the preoperative diagnosis of these tumors helps in planning the surgery for this rare tumor the imaging findings reported herein may aid in the preoperative diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, Dr. ALakshmipathi Neurosurgical Centre, VHS Hospital, Taramani, Chennai, India - 600 113. m.vikram@lycos.com
authors.forename: Muthusubramanian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vikram
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: Madhabushi Chakravarthy
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.forename: Ramamurthi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome