title: Intramedullary schwannoma of conus medullaris with syringomyelia.
abstract: Intramedullary schwannomas of the spinal cord are rare tumors. They are most commonly observed in the cervical region; however, few have been described in the conus medullaris. The association of intramedullary schwannomas with syringomyelia is also rare. In this report, we present a case of intramedullary schwannoma of the conus medullaris with syringomyelia, which was treated surgically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karatay
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey. Electronic address: enderkoktekirnrs@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koktekir
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Haydar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Idris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sertbas
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Akif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bayar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: conus medullaris; intramedullary schwannoma; spinal cord; syringomyelia