Schwannomas may occur spontaneously, or in the context of a familial tumor syndrome such
as neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF 2), schwannomatosis and C arney's complex …

OBJECT Only a few published studies of the surgical treatment of benign peripheral nerve
sheath tumors (BPNSTs), malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs), and …

Objective To evaluate criteria to differentiate sacral chordoma (SC), sacral giant cell tumor
(SGCT) and giant sacral schwannoma (GSS) with CT and MRI. Materials and methods CT …

Background Sacral schwannomas are very rare and typically have a benign nature. They
occur in a permissive anatomical location leading to nonspecific symptoms that can result in …

Purpose Presacral schwannomas are rare tumors. Due to their benign nature and slow
growth, these tumors are often giant and become difficult to treat. Their removal is a surgical …

Objective Giant sacral schwannomas are rare and difficult to treat. Unexpected neurologic
deficits after surgery and tumor recurrence should be considered when surgery is …

Introduction Sacral and presacral schwannomas are rare, accounting for a minority of spinal
schwannomas. We present our institution's experience surgically treating spinal …

Background Sacral schwannoma is relatively rare and both the early diagnosis and
appropriate treatment of sacral schwannomas are equally very challenging. Methods 11 …

Background Sacral schwannomas are very rare nerve sheath tumors. Patients usually
present with a variety of nonspecific symptoms, which often lead to a delay in diagnosis …

Schwannomas are mainly benign tumors arising from the Schwann cells of the peripheral
nerve sheath. These tumors can often be associated with non-specific symptoms, such as …