Giant lumbosacral schwannoma in a child

Small spinal intradural extramedullary schwannoma are a common occurrence in the middle aged. However, giant schwannoma in pediatric age group is rare. We report one such case of giant extradural lumbosacral schwannoma in an 8-year-old child. Clinical features, histopathology and management of giant...

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Autores principales: Kataria, Rashim, Kurmi, Dhruba Jyoti, Mehta, Jayanti, Sinha, Virendra Deo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23248693
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.102576
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Sumario:Small spinal intradural extramedullary schwannoma are a common occurrence in the middle aged. However, giant schwannoma in pediatric age group is rare. We report one such case of giant extradural lumbosacral schwannoma in an 8-year-old child. Clinical features, histopathology and management of giant schwannoma is discussed and the present literature reviewed.

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