Schwannoma of the Spinal Accessory Nerve Case Report

A 60-year-old woman presented with a rare schwannoma arising from a spinal accessory nerve at the C1-2 levels manifesting as cervico-occipital pain. The tumor was removed by surgery with the involved segment of the nerve. She had no postoperative neurological deficit. Histological examination confir...

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Published inNeurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 501 - 504
Main Authors HATASHITA, Shizuo, MITSUHASHI, Takashi, KUROSU, Akihiro, UENO, Hideo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2003
THE JAPAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY
Subjects
accessory nerve
Accessory Nerve Diseases - diagnosis
Accessory Nerve Diseases - surgery
cervical spine
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - diagnosis
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Neurilemmoma - diagnosis
Neurilemmoma - surgery
schwannoma
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Summary:A 60-year-old woman presented with a rare schwannoma arising from a spinal accessory nerve at the C1-2 levels manifesting as cervico-occipital pain. The tumor was removed by surgery with the involved segment of the nerve. She had no postoperative neurological deficit. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. Surgical removal is recommended for such cases.
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ISSN:0470-8105
1349-8029
DOI:10.2176/nmc.43.501