Giant schwannoma of the back

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2000;120(7-8):467-9. doi: 10.1007/s004029900081.

Abstract

We treated a patient with giant schwannoma of the back. The tumor measured 35 x 25 x 12 cm and weighted 1840 g. Histological diagnosis was benign schwannoma. To our knowledge, there is no previous report of such a large schwannoma of the back.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Laminectomy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Spinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed