Cervical dumbbell meningioma and bilateral acoustic schwannoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 2
- 作者：Ansari Mukhtar Alam ; Ibrahim Lutfi Shuaib and Rudra Ghimire
- 关键词：Dumbbell meningioma ; Neurofibromatosis ; Schwannoma ; Magnetic resonance imaging
- 刊名：European Journal of Radiology Extra
- 出版年：2005
- 期刊代码：288_15714675
- 类别：med
- 出版时间：2005
- 卷：55
- 期：3
- 页码：71-73
- 文件大小：237 K
摘要
Cervical meningiomas and schwannomas are relatively common neoplasms of the central nervous system but cervical dumbbell meningioma and bilateral schwannoma in the same patient in neurofibromatosis type 2 are rare. We report a case of a 16-year-old girl who presented with a history of slowness in performance for 1 year, decreasing weight for the last 7 months and weakness of the left lower limb for 6 months. There was no café-au-lait spot noted. MR imaging revealed a cervical extradural tumor with bilateral foraminal extension at the C4-5 and bilateral cerebellopontine angle tumors. A diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 2 was made. The histopathological examination revealed meningioma. Follow up examination with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spinal cord in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 2 should be performed to detect the recurrent tumours at these sites.