THE NEUROLOGIC DEFICIT ASSOCIATED WITH LIPOMAS OF THE CAUDA EQUINA

Giant invasive schwannoma of cauda equina with minimal neurologic deficit: a case report and literature review.

A 53-year-old man presented with a history of slight weakness in the right lower limb. Giant invasive cauda equina schwannoma was diagnosed according to the criteria of Sridhar et al. Schwannomas are usually benign and common tumors arising from nerve sheath cells, particularly from sensory nerves. Giant invasive schwannomas, however, are rare, and most of patients with them present with severe...

Imaging the cauda equina

Paragangliomas of the cauda equina.

Intrathecal paragangliomas are an unusual cause of the cauda equina syndrome. Although well documented in the neuropathology and neurosurgery literature, only one case report has appeared in the radiology literature to date [1]. Recognition of the tumor is important because of its biologic characteristics ; which differ significantly from ependymoma, the tumor with which it is most commonly con...

Paraganglioma of the Cauda Equina

● Received: January 25, 2015 ● Revised: February 10, 2015 ● Accepted: February 11, 2015 Corresponding Author: Miguel Gelabert-González, MD University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), San Francisco 1, Santiago de Compostela, Spain Tel: +34981950331, Fax: +34981950404 E-mail: [email protected] ◯∝This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution ...

Paraganglioma of the cauda equina.

Paraganglioma rarely occurs in the spinal canal. Paraganglioma of the cauda equina has been reported in only 25 cases in the world literature since first reported by Lerman, et al., in 1972. In 1970, Miller reviewed the first case of these, but he confused it with secretory ependymoma. The characteristic histologic appearance is of a Zellballen pattern that consists of polygonal cells separated...