Cystic schwannoma of the cauda equina mimicking hemangioblastoma |
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Authors: | Akhaddar A Ajja A Albouzidi A Elmostarchid B Boucetta M |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neurosurgery, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. akhaddar@hotmail.fr |
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Abstract: | Cystic schwannoma is highly unusual and intraspinal involvement seems to be even more rare. We report a case of intradural lumbar-cystic schwannoma in a 50-year-old man who presented with chronic low-back pain and sciatalgia, which were initially related to a bulging disc. Diagnosis of a tumor origin was suspected two years later on MRI as a hemangioblastoma. The lesion was histologically confirmed to be a schwannoma. Only eight cases of spinal schwannoma with large cyst have been previously reported. Cystic schwannoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lumbar intradural-cystic lesion. |
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Keywords: | Cauda equina Cystic tumor Hemangioblastoma Schwannoma Sciatalgia |
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