Thoracic Intramedullary Schwannoma Aggravated on Follow-up MRI: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Author:
So Yeon LEE
1
;
Won Hee JEE
;
Sun Ki KIM
;
Chan Kwon JUNG
;
Chun Kun PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. whjee@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Magnetic resonance (MR);
Schwannoma;
Spinal cord
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Edema;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Hydrazines;
Neurilemmoma;
Neurofibromatoses;
Spinal Cord;
Syringomyelia
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2009;13(2):207-212
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Schwannoma is a rare intramedullary tumor. There has been no reported case about interval aggravation on follow-up MR imaging. We report initial and follow-up MR findings of a thoracic intramedullary schwannoma with syringomyelia and edema in a patient without neurofibromatosis. Intramedullary schwannoma should be included for differential diagnosis of intramedullary tumor even though followup MR imaging shows interval increase in size of the tumor and extent of associated edema to mimic malignancy.
