Chronic sciatica secondary to retroperitoneal pelvic schwannoma

J Clin Neurosci. 2003 Jan;10(1):108-11. doi: 10.1016/s0967-5868(02)00107-8.

Abstract

Pelvic schwannoma is a rare cause of sciatic pain. We report a case of retroperitoneal pelvic schwannoma presenting with chronic sciatica which was diagnosed and monitored radiologically for several years before successful surgical resection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurilemmoma / complications*
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Sciatica / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed