Intraosseous schwannoma with ancient change on the lumbar spine

Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Aug;26(4):561-3. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2012.671974. Epub 2012 Mar 31.

Abstract

A 65-year-old male was admitted for progressive lower back pain. The preoperative revealed an osteolytic expansile mass with a sclerotic margin involving the right lamina and pedicle of L2. The histopathology revealed an ancient schwannoma. We report a rare case of an intraosseous ancient schwannoma involving lumbar vertebra along with its imaging findings and surgical aspects.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Low Back Pain / etiology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurilemmoma / complications
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
  • Paresthesia
  • Spinal Neoplasms / complications
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed