Management of recurrent schwannoma of the cauda equina: A case report

BACKGROUND: Schwannomas of the cauda equina are rare intradural primary spinal tumors. Many of these patients initially present with cauda equina syndromes, and only 2.2% demonstrate clinical recurrence. Gross total excision is the procedure of choice. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 62-year-old female had unde...

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Autores principales: Perez-Pinto, Francisco, Abaunza-Camacho, Juan Felipe, Vergara-Garcia, David, Benavides, Camilo, Riveros, William Mauricio, Laverde, Leonardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34345453
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_357_2021
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Schwannomas of the cauda equina are rare intradural primary spinal tumors. Many of these patients initially present with cauda equina syndromes, and only 2.2% demonstrate clinical recurrence. Gross total excision is the procedure of choice. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 62-year-old female had undergone resection of a cauda equina schwannoma 5 years previously. She newly presented with cauda equina symptoms attributed to a recurrent schwannoma. Following gross total secondary tumor resection, the patient’s preoperative deficits fully resolved, and the tumor never recurred. CONCLUSION: Secondary gross total excision of schwannomas of the cauda equina is critical to avoid further tumor recurrence.

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