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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1993;22(10): 1141-1147. |
Intramedullary Neurilemmoma of the Spine: Case Report. |
Do Heum Yoon, Hyun Joo Chung |
1Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 2Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
Intramedullary schwannomas without evidence of Von Recklinghausen's disease are extremely rare. We report a case of solitary intramedullary schwannoma of the dorsal spinal cord and review the literature on these rare neoplasms. The possible etiology of the tumor as well as wome difficulties encountered in the diagnostic procedure and treatment are discussed. |
Key Words:
Intramedullary lesion; Schwannoma; Spinal cord tumor |
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