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A case of right sided extradural neurinoma at the level of the foramen magnum is reported which presented as an intramedullary spinal cord syndrome. Ischemia of the anterior spinal artery or of the vertebral artery was considered to be an important pathogenic factor in the production of the neurological syndrome. The outer part of the spinothalamic tract, where sensory fibers carrying pain and thermal sensibility from the sacral segments are situated, escaped ischemia as that part is supplied by penetrating branches of the pial arterial plexus. The discrepancy between the level of neurological deficit (C5) and site of the tumor (C1-2) was due to distant ischemia. The lack of a history of root pain and the rapid recovery following removal of the tumor also favor a vascular origin for the neurological deficit.
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PMID:Intramedullary syndrome due to an extradural neurinoma near the foramen magnum. 7 75

A series of 46 malignant schwannomas occurring in soft parts of patients having von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis was analyzed. The diagnosis of malignant schwannoma was based upon the occurrence of malignant spindled cells closely resembling Schwann cells in the neoplasm and the close association or origin of the malignant schwannoma in a neurofibroma (27 tumors), or a large peripheral nerve (31 tumors). Additional histologic features useful in making the diagnosis of malignant schwannoma included the arrangement of the spindled tumor cells in a whorled pattern about thin-walled, gaping blood vessels, perivascular cellular proliferation and the presence of prominent myxoid stroma containing abundant hyaluronidase-sensitive acid mucopolysaccharides. Nuclear palisading was present in only one case. Eight tumors containing both neoplastic Schwann cells and rhabdomyoblasts and five containing both neoplastic Schwann cells and rhabdomyoblasts (malignant "Triton" tumors) and five containing foci of malignant cartilage cells were included in the series. The neoplasms occurred principally in adults (median age, 34 years) and were most common in the lower extremity (18 cases) and retroperitoneum (11 cases). A mass with or without pain was the most common presenting symptom (28 cases). The median size of excised tumors was 11 cm. The malignant schwannomas were highly malignant neoplasms, causing the death of 39 patients within five years and two patients within 6--10 years after diagnosis. Only four patients were alive and free of tumor 5--15 years after diagnosis.
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PMID:Malignant Schwannoma associated with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis. 15 12

The article analyses the findings of clinical and X-ray examination in 39 patients in two types of growth of neurinoma of the gasserian ganglion: with localization within the boundaries of the middle cranial fossa (22) and with the formation of tumor nodes in the middle and posterior cranial fossae (17). The first symptoms of the disease were paresthesia or numbness and continuous pain mostly in the zone innervated by the 1st--2nd pair of the trigeminal nerve, absence of corneal reflexes, high lumbar cerebrospinal fluid pressure, and protein-cellular dissociation in the cerebrospinal fluid. The craniograms revealed destruction of the floor of the middle cranial fossa with involvement of the walls of the f. ovale, spinosum et lacerum and the apex of the pyramid of the temporal bone. Carotid angiography demonstrated typical displacement of the carotid siphon to the midline, to the front, or to the back. The middle cerebral artery was moderately displaced upward and an arched art. chorioidea, anterior was noted. Growth of the neurinoma into the posterior cranial fossa was attended with displacement and deformity of a. basilaris et cerebellaris superior and the veins of the posterior cranial fossa. The ventriculograms showed compression of the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle and moderate compression of the caudal parts of the fourth ventricle and aqueduct of Sylvius. Comprehensive generalization of all the findings gained from examination of the patient is necessary in determining the topics and type of the growth of a neurinoma of the gasserian ganglion.
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PMID:[Diagnosis of neurinomas of the Gasserian ganglion]. 30 54

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.
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PMID:Malignant schwannoma: report of a case mimicking lumbar disk disease. 42 69

Remitting paresis of the left leg accompanied by left trigeminal neuralgia led to the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in a 46-year-old woman. Over the following 6 years, an incomplete syndrome of the spinal cord developed along with bilateral trigeminal pain. Neuroradiological and neurosurgical exploration a neurinoma located ventrolaterally at C1/C2 on the left side. It is emphasized that since trigeminal fibres descend as far as the upper part of the C2 segment, trigeminal neuralgia should not be considered as an exclusively supraspinal symptom.
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PMID:High cervical neurinoma (C1/C2) diagnosed falsely as multiple sclerosis because of trigeminal neuralgia. 49 15

Three cases of histologically verified neurinomas of the oculomotor nerve are reported. The preoperative diagnosis in all three cases was not made; on the contrary all cases were diagnosed as sphenoid ridge meningiomas. The oculomotor neurinoma manifests itself in the beginning with a discrete progressive palsy of the oculomotor nerve leading in later stages to complete ophthalmoplegia. Proceeding the oculomotor nerve paresis or going parallel to it is a functional loss of the homolateral optic nerve sometimes progressing to amaurosis. Unilateral exophthalmos as well as frontal or orbital neuralgic pain with or without sensory disorders in the area of trigeminus-I are characteristic for the clinical picture in later stages, all symptoms characteristic for the syndrome of the apex orbitae, resp. the superior orbital fissure, resp. the anterior cavernous sinus. The differential diagnosis has to consider above all the sphenoid ridge meningioma, the trigeminal neurinoma and the numerous tumors within the cavernous sinus (aneurysmas, meningiomas, chondromas, metastases of carcinomas, pituitary adenomas etc.) or the middle cranial fossa. Plain X-ray, carotid angiogram and computer tomogram are essential diagnostic means for localization and extension of the tumor but not for histological diagnosis. Oculomotor neurinomas are very seldom. The three observed cases did not have any relation to a possible generalized neurofibromatosis.
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PMID:[Neurinoma of the oculomotor nerve (author's transl)]. 65 Dec 44

An unusual case of a cervical neurilemmoma is presented. A 67-year-old man developed papilledema on two occasions in association with the symptoms and signs of a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). He proved to have an otherwise asymptomatic cervical neurilemmoma. It is suggested that both acute and subclinical bleeding from such tumors may sometimes underlie the development of raised intracranial pressure occasionally encountered. The clinical clue to the spinal origin of the SAH was an acute onset with root pain. This case is discussed with reference to similar cases in the literature.
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PMID:Subarachnoid hemorrhage and papilledema due to a cervical neurilemmoma. Case report. 66 Feb 34

A 45-year-old man, afflicted with von Recklinghausen's disease, with symptomatic schwannomas and plexiform neurofibromas involving the right maxillary antrum, a rare site for peripheral nerve tumors, is presented. After a literature review, 15 cases were considered adequate for a clinicopathologic study. Twelve schwannomas, 2 plexiform neurofibromas, 2 neurofibromas, and 1 probable malignant schwannoma were included. Epistaxis was common in tumors of the ethmoid sinus and nasal fossae, while pain was related to lesions of the maxillary sinus. Two benign schwannomas recurred and were cured by surgery alone. The importance of early diagnosis and thorough surgical excisions is emphasized, especially for those tumors associated with von Recklinghausen's disease. The difficulties involved in the diagnosis of primary malignant peripheral nerve tumors are discussed.
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PMID:Peripheral nerve tumors involving paranasal sinuses: a case report and review of the literature. 80 68

The authors present a case of intramedullary neurinoma. A 44 years old patient was admitted for lumbar pain and bilateral sciatica. Neurological examination was normal except for dysuria and diminution of Achilles tendon reflexes. Lumbar spine X-rays and spinal cord angiogram were normal, but myelogram and myelo-scan revealed a fusiform enlargement of the conus medullaris. MRI confirmed this aspect. Total removal of an intramedullary tumor was done, using ultrasonography, operating microscope and ultrasonic aspiration. The post-operative course was uneventful, with, as sequelae a perineal hypoesthesia. Histological examination of the excised tumor revealed a neurinoma. The epidemiology, clinical features, radiology, and surgical treatment of such rare intramedullary tumors are discussed.
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PMID:[Intramedullary neurinoma. Apropos of a case. Review of the literature]. 129 78

A retrospective review of 12 cases of tumor involving Mackel's cave and nearby area seen at the Tongji hospital in a 20-year period. All of the cases may be divided to three clearly defined clinical groups: (1) Patients with typical trigeminal neuralgia. The tumor usually involve the ganglion. After removal the mass the prognosis were excellent. (2) Schwannoma or neurofibrosarcoma embedded in the semilunar ganglion with a history of atypical face pain without neurological deficit. After operation the pain relief was not as good as the group 1. (3) Patients with the history of face dysethesias and pain, tumors usually involving the middle fossa of cranial base with multiple cranial nerve deficit. These patients had variable mass lesions and after removed tumor the prognosis was not as good as in group 1 and group 2. The anatomy of Meckel's cave and surgical technique in treating these tumors were discussed also.
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PMID:[The microsurgery of the tumor involving Meckel's cave and nearby area]. 130 32


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