Giant Spinal Schwannoma in a 76-year-old Woman--A Case Report.
A schwannoma is a benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells. Spinal schwannoma originates from dorsal roots of the spinal cord, causing symptoms due to the compression of neighboring structures. We present a patient with a low back pain and left L2 and L3 radiculopathy. Neuroimaging techniques (CT, MRI) showed a large expansive mass in the left lumbar paraspinal area. The tumor was removed totally by the posterior approach and was verified to originate from the left L2 spinal nerve root. The histopathological examination revealed typical findings of a schwannoma. The pain was resolved promptly after the surgery, however the patient's neurological condition wasn't improved. Surgical treatment was a final treatment, and no additonal therapy was necessary.
Zvonko
Z
Zadro
Ivan
I
Frketić
Jurica
J
Fudurić
Ana Sostarić
AS
Zadro
Rade
R
Skarica
Anđelko
A
Korusić
Miroslav
M
Zupcić
Igor
I
Nikolić
Vjekoslav
V
Jelec
Sandra Graf
SG
Zupcić
Toni
T
Kolak
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology; D013127:Spinal Nerves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed