Navarro Fernández JO, Monroy Sosa A, Cacho Díaz B, Arrieta VA, Ortíz Leyva RU, Cano Valdez AM, Reyes Soto G. Cervical Intramedullary Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Case Rep Neurol 2018;
10:18-24. [PMID:
29606952 PMCID:
PMC5869603 DOI:
10.1159/000467389]
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Abstract
Cervical intramedullary schwannomas are extraordinarily rare. Gross total resection is the best therapeutic option for these types of tumors. Although rare, intramedullary schwannomas should be considered as a differential diagnosis of intramedullary lesions since a good prognosis can be guaranteed to the majority of these patients. We present a case of a cervical intramedullary schwannoma surgically treated in a 19-year-old male patient who initially presented with motor neuron disease.
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