scholarly journals Intratumoral Hemorrhage of Spinal Schwannoma of the Cauda Equina Manifesting as Acute Paraparesis

2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 255-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsutomu ICHINOSE ◽  
Toshihiro TAKAMI ◽  
Naoki YAMAMOTO ◽  
Naohiro TSUYUGUCHI ◽  
Kenji OHATA
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 462
Author(s):  
Keitaro Shiraishi ◽  
Takahiro Tomita ◽  
Takuya Akai ◽  
Satoshi Kuroda

Background: A patient presented with a spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and subdural hematoma (SDH) attributed to a spinal schwannoma at the T12-L1 level. Case Description: A 67-year-old male acutely presented with severe back pain and L1 paraparesis/sensory loss, with urinary incontinence. CT/MR studies showed a spinal SAH and SDH within a likely T12-L1 schwannoma. At surgery, the hemorrhage within the tumor was continuous through the lower pole of the tumor into the subarachnoid and subdural spaces; tumor was dissected away from the surrounding tissues and totally removed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the preoperative neurological deficits gradually resolved. Histopathologically, the lesion was a schwannoma with intratumoral hemorrhage. Conclusion: This case demonstrates the rare acute presentation of a T12-L1 schwannoma with an accompanying intratumoral hemorrhage resulting in both a SDH/SAH.


2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (v2supplement) ◽  
pp. Video6
Author(s):  
Paul C. McCormick

The occurrence of motor deficit following resection of an intradural spinal schwannoma is an uncommon but potentially serious complication. This video illustrates the technique of microsurgical resection of an L-4 sensory nerve root schwannoma with preservation of the corresponding functional L-4 motor nerve root.The video can be found here: http://youtu.be/HrZkGj1JKd4.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 1105-1109
Author(s):  
Ryota Kimura ◽  
Naohisa Miyakoshi ◽  
Tetsuya Suzuki ◽  
Tadato Kido ◽  
Mitsuho Chiba ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alik S. Widge ◽  
Nestor D. Tomycz ◽  
Adam S. Kanter

Acute cauda equina syndrome can occur due to a variety of causes. Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis has been reported as the causal source of this phenomenon twice in the relevant literature, both cases of which presented in a form complete with a component of bowel and/or bladder dysfunction. The authors report an atypical case of cauda equina syndrome in a patient in a hypercoagulable state with an extensive IVC thrombosis, resulting in acute paraparesis in the absence of incontinence or perineal anesthesia. An increasing number of prophylactic and/or therapeutic IVC filters placed in the perioperative period should engender an increased clinical suspicion for IVC thrombosis in patients presenting with acute paraparesis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Gyu Seo Jung ◽  
Young Min Lee ◽  
Young Zoon Kim ◽  
Joon Soo Kim

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Ira Safitri ◽  
Rully Hanafi ◽  
Farhan Anwary

Spinal schwannoma kistik intradura merupakan jenis tumor yang jarang ditemukan. Schwannoma merupakantumor jinak yang berkembang dari sel Schwann yang terdapat pada lapisan pembungkus saraf dan merupakan tumorspinal intradura yang paling sering ditemukan. Umumnya tumor schwannoma spinal merupakan massa solid atausolid heterogen dan jarang ditemukan dalam bentuk kistik.Suatu kasus, seorang laki-laki umur 43 tahun datang dengan keluhan utama lemah kedua tungkai. Sejak 2,5bulan sebelumnya pasien merasakan nyeri tulang ekor menjalar ke tungkai kanan dan bertahap diikuti keluhan lemahtungkai kanan. Selanjutnya diikuti dengan nyeri dan kesemutan kaki kiri dan kemudian dirasakan kelemahan kakikiri dan sulit defekasi dan miksi sejak 1 bulan sebelum masuk rumah sakit. Pemeriksaan Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) lumbosacral dengan kontras menunjukkan gambaran lesi kistik, sebagian bersepta-septa, intradura,mengobliterasi canalis spinalis setinggi corpus vertebra torakal 12 sampai sacral 2 yang memberikan enhancementterhadap kontras pada septa dan tepinya. Pasien menjalani operasi laminektomi dan didapatkan massa tumor intradura,berbatas tegas dengan cord dan radix berbentuk tubular sepanjang 20 cm, dengan bagian yang kistik berisi cairankental kekuningan dan bagian yang solid berwarna merah kebiruan mudah berdarah, tidak berkapsul, berbatas tegas,spinal cord terdorong ke anterosuperior, cauda equina terdorong ke lateral kanan dan kiri, tumor terangkat 100 %.Secara makroskopis saat operasi, massa tumor di duga sebagai myxopapillary ependymoma.Pemeriksaan patologianatomi kemudian memastikan bahwa tumor tersebut adalah schwannoma. Setelah operasi keadaan pasien membaikdengan perbaikan motorik pada kedua tungkainya.


2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Kukreja ◽  
Sudheer Ambekar ◽  
Mayur Sharma ◽  
Anil Nanda

The authors report the case of a spinal intradural schwannoma presenting with intracranial subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Cerebral angiography did not show any intracranial lesion; however, MRI revealed two separate tumors in the lower segment of the spinal cord. The proximal lesion arising from the conus medullaris was well circumscribed and homogeneously enhanced, whereas the tumor in the cauda equina revealed hemorrhagic signals on MRI. This case also illustrates an unusual presentation of intracranial SAH simultaneously with intratumoral hemorrhage in a spinal cord schwannoma. The absence of hemorrhagic changes in the lesion arising proximal to the cauda equina region supports the mechanical theory proposed for the pathogenesis of hemorrhagic complications in spinal cord tumors.


2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 33-35
Author(s):  
Deepak Hegde ◽  
H. R. Rai ◽  
Lawrence John Mathias ◽  
Vinay Kumar C.

Abstract Introduction: Primary epidural hematomas or “hematorrachis” are rare and less frequent in the lumbar region. It presents with acute onset of severe back pain and rapid development of signs of compression Objective: To report a case of lumbar extradural spontaneous hematoma with acute paraparesis. Case Report: A 65 year old male presented with acute back ache of 2weeks duration with Radicular pain and numbness of both feet. He had progressive asymmetrical weakness of the lower extremities without bowel/bladder involvement and inability to walk.Radiograph of spine shows Grade 1 listhesis of L4-L5.MRI of LS Spine s/o synovial cyst at L2-L3 level.Left Facet joint arthropathy L2-L3. Patient underwent L2 laminectomy with removal of synovial cyst and hematoma Results: The patient had motor improvement of grade 3 power in hip and knee flexors and EHL AND EDL.3 months follow up showed grade 4 of all lower limb muscles with sensory numbness present on L3-L4 and L4-L5. Conclusion: Spontaneous spinal extradural hematoma should be suspected in any patient who complains of local or referred spinal pain associated with acute limb weakness, sensory deficits, with or without cauda equina symptoms.


2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nika Kojc ◽  
Marjan Koršic ◽  
Mara Popovic
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