Atypical appearance of a neural foraminal elastofibroma of the lumbar spine mimicking a schwannoma on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
Elastofibromas are rare benign lesions that are most commonly found in the periscapular region. We describe a rare case of a 40-year-old woman presenting with right buttock radiating pain. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a homogeneously enhanced mass occupying the right neural foramen at the L4/5 level. The clinical and radiological presentation suggested a schwannoma. Pathology examination of the tissue indicated elastofibroma.
Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, 2240 Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 411-706, Korea. hoonbeer@hanmail.net
Byung Hoon
BH
Lee
Yoon Joon
YJ
Hwang
Yong Hoon
YH
Kim
Jung Wook
JW
Seo
Yoon Hee
YH
Han
Han Seong
HS
Kim
D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media