Plexiform neurofibroma of the cauda equina: a case report and review of the literature

Plexiform neurofibroma of the cauda equina is extremely rare. Herein, a case is reported in a 56-year-old man who also had muscle atrophy, severe motor disturbance, and mild sensory disturbance of the left leg due to childhood poliomyelitis. The clinical symptoms manifested insidiously until the pat...

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Published inInternational journal of surgical pathology Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 78
Main Authors Simou, Nafsika, Zioga, Aikaterini, Zygouris, Andreas, Pahatouridis, Dimitrios, Charalabopoulos, Konstatinos, Batistatou, Anna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2008
Subjects
Cauda Equina - pathology
Cauda Equina - surgery
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Muscular Atrophy - etiology
Neurofibroma, Plexiform - metabolism
Neurofibroma, Plexiform - pathology
Neurofibroma, Plexiform - surgery
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - metabolism
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - pathology
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - surgery
Poliomyelitis - complications
Poliomyelitis - pathology
Sensation Disorders - etiology
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Summary:Plexiform neurofibroma of the cauda equina is extremely rare. Herein, a case is reported in a 56-year-old man who also had muscle atrophy, severe motor disturbance, and mild sensory disturbance of the left leg due to childhood poliomyelitis. The clinical symptoms manifested insidiously until the patient developed cauda equina syndrome. At operation, the tumor mass was observed to engulf the nerve roots of the cauda equina. After pathological examination, the diagnosis of plexiform neurofibroma was made. Neither the patient described herein nor any previously reported patients had neurofibromatosis.
ISSN:1066-8969
DOI:10.1177/1066896907304521