Malignant schwannoma in siblings with neurofibromatosis

Pediatric intramedullary schwannoma without neurofibromatosis.

Pediatric intramedullary schwannoma without neurofibromatosis is extremely rare with only five cases reported so far. We present this rare finding in an 8-year-old boy who presented with a sudden onset of weakness in all limbs. An intraoperative diagnosis of schwannoma enabled us to carry out a total excision of the tumor, which resulted in near complete recovery at 18 months follow-up. Althoug...

Congenital defects of the tibia in siblings with neurofibromatosis.

Mixed vestibular schwannoma and meningioma without neurofibromatosis.

The co-existence of meningioma and schwannoma as 2 distinct histologic components within the same tumor has been described in neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2), but the co-existence of both tumors without evidence of NF2 is much rarer. Here, we are reporting a case of mixed schwannoma with meningioma without clinical evidence of NF2. In an adult Saudi lady with progressive left-sided hearing loss, left...

Pediatric intramedullary schwannoma without neurofibromatosis: case report.

Pediatric intramedullary schwannoma without neurofibromatosis is extremely rare with only five cases reported so far. We present this rare finding in an 10-year-old boy who presented with a sudden onset of weakness in the lower limbs. An intraoperative diagnosis of schwannoma enabled us to carry out a total excision of the tumor, which resulted in near complete recovery at 10 months follow-up. ...

A child with intra-orbital oculomotor nerve schwannoma without neurofibromatosis.

Orbital tumors constitute a heterogeneous array of lesions and pose numerous challenges in terms of diagnosis, imaging and treatment.1,2 The bony orbit contains an extremely complicated anatomical architecture composed of II, III, IV, VI cranial nerves, vessels, extra ocular muscles and the globe. Schwannoma of cranial nerves represent less than 8% of all intracranial neoplasms usually arising ...