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Intramedullary schwannoma mimicking ependymoma: illustrative case
Takayasu Ando1, Hisaaki Uchikado1,2, Natsuko Miyahara1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
Background:
Most intramedullary spinal cord tumors are gliomas such as astrocytoma and ependymoma. Intramedullary schwannoma is rare.
Observations:
A 73-year-old woman presented with slowly progressive leg numbness and disturbed gait. A T10-11 intramedullary ependymoma was diagnosed by contrast-enhanced MRI. Tumor resection was performed via the posterior median sulcus approach under electrophysiological monitoring. Tumor pathology was schwannoma. After surgery, the patient's modified McCormick Scale grade worsened (grade II to grade III).
Lessons:
Spinal cord ependymoma should be suspected if the posterior median sulcus is displaced. A posterolateral sulcus approach should be considered in such cases. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE25127.
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