Revista OMICS de Radiologia

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Intradural Extramedullary Schwannoma of the Thoracic Spine with Intratumoral Haemorrhage

Drevelegas K, Bangeas P, Moumtzouoglou A, Karagiannidis A, Zaramboukas T and Drevelegas A*

Schwannomas are the commonest intradural extramedullary tumors of the spine, mostly present in the cervical and lumbar regions. Spinal schwannomas with intratumoral haemorrhage are very rare lesions. Authors here present a 40-year’s old male with a 2 year history of pain in the thoracic region and acute onset of spastic paraparesis and cauda equina syndrome. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of his thoracic spine demonstrated a heterogeneous intradural extramedullary lesion with no associated enhancement. After emergent removal of the mass, histopathology revealed schwannoma with intratumoral haemorrhage.