Journal article
Ventral Schwannoma of the Thoracolumbar Spine
Asian spine journal, Vol.7(4), pp.339-344
12/01/2013
DOI: 10.4184/asj.2013.7.4.339
PMCID: PMC3863661
PMID: 24353852
Abstract
We report two patients with ventral schwannoma in the thoracolumbar region manifesting as low back pain with or without paraparesis. In both patients magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a heterogeneously-enhanced intradural extramedullary mass in the thoracolumbar region. The tumors were successfully removed via the posterior approach. Their histology was consistent with schwannoma. Postoperative MRI showed no evidence of a tumor in either patient. Spinal schwannomas are common benign intradural extramedullary spinal neoplasms; most arise from the dorsal-and very few from the anterior roots. A literature review revealed that ventral schwannomas, including giant tumors as in the one from case 2 in our study, affect mainly the cervical region, and most are surgically addressed via the posterior approach. Careful handling of the spinal cord is mandatory for satisfactory surgical results.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ventral Schwannoma of the Thoracolumbar Spine
- Creators
- Hitoshi Yamahata - Kagoshima UniversitySatoshi Yamaguchi - Hiroshima UniversityMasanao Mori - Kagoshima UniversityFumikatsu Kubo - Kagoshima UniversityHiroshi Tokimura - Kagoshima UniversityKazunori Arita - Kagoshima University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Asian spine journal, Vol.7(4), pp.339-344
- DOI
- 10.4184/asj.2013.7.4.339
- PMID
- 24353852
- PMCID
- PMC3863661
- NLM abbreviation
- Asian Spine J
- ISSN
- 1976-1902
- eISSN
- 1976-7846
- Publisher
- Korean Soc Spine Surgery
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984303909302771
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