Plexiform schwannoma of the thoracolumbar spine a rare clinical entity - a case report.
Plexiform schwannomas are peripheral nerve sheath tumours rarely found in the spine. We present a case of a 65-year-old male with a spinal plexiform schwannoma in order to add to the general fund of knowledge regarding the natural history, diagnosis and surgical management of this extremely rare clinical entity.
a McMaster University , Hamilton , Ontario , Canada.
Victor
V
Lam Shin Cheung
b Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine.
John
J
Provias
c Division of Neurosurgery , McMaster University Medical School , Hamilton , Ontario , Canada.
Aleksa
A
Cenic
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
Schwannoma; Spinal; Spinal tumour; Surgical management