Schwannoma of the lumbar spine, presenting with pain of the knee, like an osteoid osteoma, in a 10-year-old girl

Abstract

Localized pain in the absence of local lesion may represent referred pain from the spine, in a child, arising from a benign spinal schwannoma. It can be diagnosed by MRI. Surgical excision of the tumor relieves the symptoms.

Keywords: child; pediatric tumor; referred pain; spinal schwannoma.