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Child's Nervous System
Published in: Child's Nervous System 5/2024

13-02-2024 | Schwannoma | Case Report

Concurrent spinal meningioma and giant invasive schwannoma without neurofibromatosis in children: A case report and literature review

Authors: Yaxiong Li, Yan Li, Jianfeng Liu, Chao Pang, Conghui Li

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 5/2024

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Abstract

Background

Spinal meningiomas coexisting with schwannomas in patients without neurofibromatosis are extremely rare lesions. There were only 15 cases reported to date, which were concurrent intradural tumors of different pathological types.

Case presentation

Herein, we present a rare case of a 15-year-old child with concurrent spinal dorsal meningioma and ventral giant invasive schwannoma at C7-T3 and T10-S5 spinal levels. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography indicated the schwannoma across the thoracic and lumbosacral transitional vertebra, with extensive bony erosion of the sacrum. The results of surgical resection were mostly satisfactory.

Conclusions

The present case is the youngest patient diagnosed with concurrent intradural tumors at different spinal levels. The pathogenetic mechanism remains unclear. The clinical presentations are always atypical. Surgical resection of the tumors is the first choice. We use the non-fusion surgery to preserve the function of the lumbar spine.
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Metadata
Title
Concurrent spinal meningioma and giant invasive schwannoma without neurofibromatosis in children: A case report and literature review
Authors
Yaxiong Li
Yan Li
Jianfeng Liu
Chao Pang
Conghui Li
Publication date
13-02-2024
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 5/2024
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-024-06300-3

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