1. Solitary Dorsal Intramedullary Schwanomma – A Rare Lesion
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Nimesh Jain, Laxmikant Bhople, Hrushikesh Kharosekar, and Vernon Velho
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Dorsum ,RD1-811 ,business.industry ,Cell of origin ,Schwann cell ,Anatomy ,medicine.disease ,Spinal cord ,dorsal ,law.invention ,Intramedullary rod ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,law ,Parenchyma ,Medicine ,Rare Lesion ,Surgery ,Neurology (clinical) ,business ,Paraplegia ,intramedullary ,schwanomma - Abstract
Intramedullary schwanommas are rare, and most cases are reported in cervical region. Less than 20 dorsal intramedullary schwanommas have been reported till date in literature. This is due to their cell of origin, the Schwann cell, which is not normally found within the parenchyma of the brain and spinal cord; therefore it is not surprising that these lesions are rare. We report a rare solitary dorsal intramedullary schwanomma in a young adult patient who presented with paraplegia.
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- 2021
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