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Thoracic Intramedullary Schwannoma Accompanying by Extramedullary Beads-Like Daughter Schwanommas

  • Ryu, Kyeong-Sik (Neurosurgery Department, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Ki-Yeol (Neurosurgery Department, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Hong-Jae (Neurosurgery Department, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Chun-Kun (Neurosurgery Department, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2010.08.09
  • Accepted : 2011.04.19
  • Published : 2011.05.28
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Abstract

Thoracic intramedullary schwannomas are rare spinal cord tumors. Most of these tumors have been reported as a single lesion in the spinal cord. The authors report the first case of intramedullary schwannoma accompanying by extramedullary beads-like daughter masses of the thoracic spine. A 68-year-old male presented with walking disturbance and decreased sensation below T10 dermatome. Imaging workup revealed an intramedullary mass at T6 and T7, T6 and T7 laminectomy and mass removal were performed. Intraoperatively, extramedullary beads-like daughter masses along the nerve roots adjacent to intramedullary mass were identified. Total removal of intramedullary lesion and partial resection of extramedullary masses were done. Histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. The patient could ambulate independently at postoperative 1 month without any neurological sequelae. The authors experienced a surgical case of intramedullary schwannoma accompanying by extramedullary beads-like same pathologies in the thoracic spine.

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