Cervical Schwannoma camouflaged by cervical intervertebral disc prolapse-A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cervical prolapsed intervertebral disc is one of the common conditions causing cervical myeloradiculopathy. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) is the standard line of management for the same. Intradural neurogenic origin tumors are relatively rare and can present with features of myeloradiculopathy. Radiological imaging plays important role in diagnosis of such pathologies.

Case report

We report a patient with C5-6 cervical disc prolapse that presented with radiculopathy symptoms in the right upper limb, which was refractory to conservative care. He underwent a C5-6 ACDF and reported complete relief from symptoms at 4 weeks. He developed deteriorating symptoms over the next 10 weeks and presented at 14 weeks follow-up with severe myeloradiculopathy s

SUBMITTER: Hadgaonkar SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10613260 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature