Giant Cystic Cum Solid Schwannoma of Conus Medullaris: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract Giant schwannoma of the conus medullaris is a rare form of spinal neoplasm. A 22-year-old woman presented with sciatica. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine showed a mass lesion in the conus medullaris region with nerve compression. Subtotal resection was done and histologic analysis co...

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Main Authors:	Sumit Bansal, Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Pritinanda Mishra
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-02-01
Series:	Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:	conus medullaris intramedullary tumor schwannoma resectability
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1572376

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spelling	doaj-8ad2572fa7564e0992a7cabf0c0d42a82020-11-25T03:24:11ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672016-02-01050106306610.1055/s-0036-1572376Giant Cystic Cum Solid Schwannoma of Conus Medullaris: A Rare Case Report and Review of LiteratureSumit Bansal0Ashok Kumar Mahapatra1Pritinanda Mishra2Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaAbstract Giant schwannoma of the conus medullaris is a rare form of spinal neoplasm. A 22-year-old woman presented with sciatica. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine showed a mass lesion in the conus medullaris region with nerve compression. Subtotal resection was done and histologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis as Schwannoma. The patient improved in symptoms after surgery. This case report of a very rare cystic tumor is presented with review of the literature.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1572376conus medullarisintramedullary tumorschwannomaresectability
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author	Sumit Bansal Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Pritinanda Mishra
spellingShingle	Sumit Bansal Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Pritinanda Mishra Giant Cystic Cum Solid Schwannoma of Conus Medullaris: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature Indian Journal of Neurosurgery conus medullaris intramedullary tumor schwannoma resectability
author_facet	Sumit Bansal Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Pritinanda Mishra
author_sort	Sumit Bansal
title	Giant Cystic Cum Solid Schwannoma of Conus Medullaris: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
title_short	Giant Cystic Cum Solid Schwannoma of Conus Medullaris: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
title_full	Giant Cystic Cum Solid Schwannoma of Conus Medullaris: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
title_fullStr	Giant Cystic Cum Solid Schwannoma of Conus Medullaris: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
title_full_unstemmed	Giant Cystic Cum Solid Schwannoma of Conus Medullaris: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
title_sort	giant cystic cum solid schwannoma of conus medullaris: a rare case report and review of literature
publisher	Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
series	Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
issn	2277-954X 2277-9167
publishDate	2016-02-01
description	Abstract Giant schwannoma of the conus medullaris is a rare form of spinal neoplasm. A 22-year-old woman presented with sciatica. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine showed a mass lesion in the conus medullaris region with nerve compression. Subtotal resection was done and histologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis as Schwannoma. The patient improved in symptoms after surgery. This case report of a very rare cystic tumor is presented with review of the literature.
topic	conus medullaris intramedullary tumor schwannoma resectability
url	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1572376
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Giant Cystic Cum Solid Schwannoma of Conus Medullaris: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

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