Traumatic intratumoral hemorrhage as the presenting symptom of a spinal neurinoma. Case report.

Cohen, Z R; Knoller, N; Hadani, M; Davidson, B; Nass, D; Ram, Z · J Neurosurg · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Intratumoral hemorrhage as the presenting symptom of spinal tumors is rare. The authors describe a patient who presented with rapidly progressing paraplegia 24 hours after sustaining a minor traumatic injury of the thoracic spine. Radiological evaluation demonstrated a low-thoracic intradural tumor that was resected and found to be a neurinoma in which severe intra- and peritumoral hemorrhage was revealed. The radiological, surgical, and pathological findings are presented and discussed.

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