Abdominal and flank pain as presenting symptoms of schwannoma

Spinal cord tumors have been reported to cause abdominal, flank, and back pain. This case report describes an extensive evaluation of an adolescent male presenting with flank, abdominal, and back pain leading to the diagnosis of a schwannoma. The case underscores the need to consider spinal cord tumors in the differential diagnosis of abdominal and/or flank pain.