Malignant schwannoma: report of a case mimicking lumbar disk disease

Primary neurogenic retroperitoneal tumors in the adult are rare. This case presentation reviews an unusual history of a patient who presented with pain and neurologic deficits suggesting lumbar disk disease but who was unrelieved by laminectomy and disk removal. Later he was found to have a malignan...

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Published in:	The American surgeon Vol. 45; no. 1; p. 49
Main Authors:	Richards, J L, Matolo, N M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-1979
Subjects:	Adult Diagnosis, Differential Humans Intervertebral Disc Displacement - diagnosis Intervertebral Disc Displacement - surgery Laminectomy Male Neurilemmoma - diagnosis Neurilemmoma - pathology Neurilemmoma - surgery Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - pathology Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - surgery Spinal Nerves - surgery
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Summary:	Primary neurogenic retroperitoneal tumors in the adult are rare. This case presentation reviews an unusual history of a patient who presented with pain and neurologic deficits suggesting lumbar disk disease but who was unrelieved by laminectomy and disk removal. Later he was found to have a malignant schwannoma arising from the right L nerve root. Experience such as this reminds physicians that when the result of treatment is not as expected the original diagnosis must be questioned.
ISSN:	0003-1348