Intramedullary schwannoma of the spinal cord: report of two cases

We report magnetic resonance findings in the intramedullary schwannoma of the cervical spinal cord in two patients. In both cases, the solid portions of the tumours enhanced intensely after administration of Gd-DTPA and the enhanced border was sharply delineated from the adjacent spinal cord. Schwan...

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Published in:Neuroradiology 2001-07, Vol.43 (7), p.567-571
Main Authors: KODAMA, Y, TERAE, S, HIDA, K, CHU, B. C, KANEKO, K, MIYASAKA, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Contrast Media
Female
Gadolinium DTPA
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Neurilemmoma - diagnosis
Neurilemmoma - pathology
Neurology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - pathology
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:We report magnetic resonance findings in the intramedullary schwannoma of the cervical spinal cord in two patients. In both cases, the solid portions of the tumours enhanced intensely after administration of Gd-DTPA and the enhanced border was sharply delineated from the adjacent spinal cord. Schwannomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intramedullary tumours when magnetic resonance images show a strongly enhancing mass with sharply delineated borders.
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/s002340100540