Lumbar neurinoma associated with hydrocephalus. Case report

A Dario; A Dorizzi; A Marra; C Scamoni; G Crivelli; P Fachinetti

Lumbar neurinoma associated with hydrocephalus. Case report

J Neurosurg Sci. 1993 Sep;37(3):179-82.

Authors

A Dario¹, A Dorizzi, A Marra, C Scamoni, G Crivelli, P Fachinetti

Affiliation

¹ Neurosurgical Division, Varese Regional Hospital, Italy.

PMID: 8126586

Abstract

The authors describe the rare case of a 50-year-old man with lumbar neurinoma associated with hydrocephalus. The complete neuroradiological study is presented. The various explanations about the pathogenesis of the hydrocephalus and the management of this condition are debated.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Hydrocephalus / complications*
Hydrocephalus / diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Neurilemmoma / complications
Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
Neurilemmoma / diagnostic imaging
Neurilemmoma / surgery
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed