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So Jeong Lee, Sang Yoon Kim, Young Jin Kim, Kyeong-Wook Yoon.
Abstract
Intradural schwannoma accompanied with torsion is rare. Intradural lumbar schwannoma was found in a 63-year-old man presenting with right sacral pain radiating to the lower extremity. This mass showed minimal enhancement on MRI. The tumor's location changed each time on MRI and CT-myelography. The patient underwent surgical resection and the cauda equina, linked to this schwannoma, was severely twisted. CopyrightsEntities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 36237715 PMCID: PMC9431826 DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2019.0202
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe Chi ISSN: 1738-2637
Fig. 1Intradural lumbar schwannoma with torsion in a 63-year-old man.
A. Axial and sagittal T2-weighted images (left upper and lower) show an ill-defined iso to high signal intensity lesion (arrows) in the intradural space at the lower L2 level. This lesion is seen as iso signal intensity on T1-weighted images (right upper and lower).
B. A follow-up sagittal T2-weighted image (left) shows a well-circumscribed mass (white arrow) in the intradural space at the L2–3 disc level. A contrast-enhanced T1-weighted image (right) shows faint enhancement in the upper portion of the mass (black arrow) but weak enhancement in most of the mass.
C. Axial (left) and sagittal (right) CT-myelography demonstrate the mass (asterisk) located in the intradural space at the L2–3 disc level. A stalk-like structure (arrow) is seen at the caudal aspect of the mass (asterisk) on the sagittal image.
D. Intraoperative photographs show that the tumor (left, asterisk) is located in the intradural space at the L2–3 level. Rotation of the proximal cauda equina (middle, arrow) is observed. A gross specimen (right) demonstrates a dark-reddish mass measuring 1.3 cm.
E. A photomicrograph of the mass (left, H&E stain, × 10) reveals the narrow stalk (arrow) in the caudal area. Microscopic findings demonstrate diffuse infiltration of the spindle cells only in the peripheral portion of the mass and necrosis of most of the mass (middle, H&E stain, × 100). Immunohistochemical staining (right, × 100) reveals diffuse positivity for S-100 protein of tumor cells, indicating neural crest cells.
H&E = hematoxylin and eosin