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Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 152(6): 1061-3; discussion 1063, 2010 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19834641
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: We present the case of a 33-year-old female complaining of recurrent pain and sensory disturbance in both legs, 3 years after the removal of a schwannoma at the level of L2/3. METHODS: Magnetic resonance imaging showed two lesions at the site of the previous operation. Assuming tumour recurrence, the patient was referred for surgery. RESULTS: Intraoperatively, both an intradural neuroma and a schwannoma were found. Histopathological assessment confirmed the diagnosis of both coexisting entities. CONCLUSIONS: Neuroma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of spinal lesions, particularly in the assumption of recurrence.