Isolated Pediatric Intramedullary Schwannoma. Case report and review of the literature.

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Isolated Pediatric Intramedullary Schwannoma. Case report and review of the literature.

World Neurosurg. 2018 May 09;:

Authors: Landi A, Grasso G, Gregori F, Iacopino G, Ruggeri A, Delfini R

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intramedullary (IM) schwannomas are rare entities representing the 0.3-1% of intramedullary tumors and 1.1% of spinal schwannomas. Beside many theories proposed, their rare occurrence might be related to the absence of Schwann cells into the spinal cord. Pediatric IM schwannomas are uncommon and in absence of neurofibromatosis (NF) they are extremely rare. To date, very few cases have been reported in the literature.
CASE DESCRIPTION: We describe the case of a 8 year-old female affected by a progressive paraparesis. Neuroradiological investigations showed an oval-shaped mass at the level of T10-T11. The patient underwent surgery, performed under neurophysiological monitoring. The patient was operated on with a complete removal of the lesion. The postoperative course was uneventful.
CONCLUSIONS: The clinical, neuroradiological, and intraoperative findings are presented, along with a review of the literature. Despite the number of lesions potentially compressing the spinal cord, IM schwannoma is rare but should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis.

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