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Giant Spinal Schwannoma in a 76-year-old Woman - A Case Report
Jurica Fudurić
; Department of Surgery, General Hospital Karlovac, Karlovac, Croatia
Zvonko Zadro
; University Hospital “Sveti Duh“, University Department of Surgery, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Frketić
; Department of Surgery, General Hospital Karlovac, 47000 Karlovac, Croatia
Ana Šoštarić Zadro
; University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Department of Radiology, Zagreb, Croatia
Rade Škarica
; Department of Surgery, General Hospital Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Anđelko Korušić
; „J. J. Strossmayer“ University, School of Medicine Osijek, University Hospital Dubrava, Clinic of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Miroslav Župčić
; University Hospital Dubrava, Clinic of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Igor Nikolić
; „J. J. Strossmayer“ University, School of Medicine Osijek, University Hospital Dubrava, Clinic of Surgery, Zagreb, Croatia
Vjekoslav Jeleč
; „J. J. Strossmayer“ University, School of Medicine Osijek, University Hospital Dubrava,Department of Neurosurgery, Zagreb,Croatia
Sandra Graf Župčić
; J. J. Strossmayer“ University, University Hospital “Sveti Duh“, Clinic of Neurology, Zagreb,Croatia
Toni Kolak
; The University of Zagreb, Dubrava University Hospital, Clinic of Surgery, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
A schwannoma is a benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells. Spinal schwannoma originates from dorsal roots of the spinal cord, causing symptoms due to the compression of neighboring structures. We present a patient with a low back pain and left L2 and L3 radiculopathy. Neuroimaging techniques (CT, MRI) showed a large expansive mass in the left lumbar paraspinal area. The tumor was removed totally by the posterior approach and was verified to originate from the left L2 spinal nerve root. The histopathological examination revealed typical findings of a schwannoma. The pain was resolved promptly after the surgery, however the patient’s neurological condition wasn't improved. Surgical treatment was a final treatment, and no additonal therapy was necessary.
Ključne riječi
low back pain; radiculopathy; giant spinal schwannoma
Hrčak ID:
166667
URI
Datum izdavanja:
18.1.2016.
Posjeta: 631 *