Spontaneous acute hemorrhage of intraspinal canal cellular schwannoma with paraplegia: A case report

Br J Neurosurg. 2015 Jun;29(3):425-7. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2014.987212. Epub 2014 Dec 9.

Abstract

Cellular schwannoma, an unusual histological subtype of schwannoma, is a benign hypercellular variant of a peripheral nerve sheath tumor. We report a 48-year-old woman with sudden onset of paraplegia. The complete surgical resection was achieved. This is the first report about intraspinal canal cellular schwannoma following spontaneous acute hemorrhage and paraplegia.

Keywords: cellular schwannoma; hematoma; paraplegia; spinal cord compression.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Hemorrhage / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / complications
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / pathology
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Neurilemmoma / complications
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery*
  • Paraplegia / diagnosis
  • Paraplegia / etiology
  • Paraplegia / surgery*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome