Intratumoral Hemorrhage of the Cervical Spinal Schwannoma Presenting: Acute Quadriparesis
- Author:
Gyu Seo JUNG
1
;
Young Min LEE
;
Young Zoon KIM
;
Joon Soo KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Hemorrhage; Schwannoma; Intradural extramedullary; Cervical
- MeSH: Adult; Emergencies; Hemorrhage; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Neck Pain; Neurilemmoma; Quadriplegia; Spine
- From:Brain Tumor Research and Treatment 2019;7(2):160-163
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Schwannomas are the most common extramedullary spinal tumors, with chronic progressive symptoms being the most common presenting features. The acute hemorrhagic onset of a spinal schwannoma is a rare occurrence. Here, we report the case of a 37-year-old male who presented with complaint of neck pain and an acute onset of quadriparesis. MRI of his cervical spine revealed an intradural extramedullary lesion in the C2 to C3 cervical segment, with features of acute hemorrhage but mild enhancement. He was operated in emergency and complete microsurgical resection of tumor was achieved. Histopathology revealed features of an ancient schwannoma with hemorrhage. Postoperatively, the patient showed significant improvement.
