{"id":"dfb29f78-41cc-4907-9ab6-fb3f529db246","slug":"cauda-equina-schwannoma-presenting-with-subarachnoid-and-subdural-hemorrhage-its-underlying-mechanism","title":"Cauda equina schwannoma presenting with subarachnoid and subdural hemorrhage: Its underlying mechanism","authors":["Keitaro Shiraishi","Takahiro Tomita","Takuya Akai","Satoshi Kuroda"],"abstract":"Background: A patient presented with a spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and subdural hematoma (SDH) attributed to a spinal schwannoma at the T12-L1 level. Case Description: A 67-year-old male acutely presented with severe back pain and L1 paraparesis/sensory loss, with urinary incontinence. CT/MR studies showed a spinal SAH and SDH within a likely T12-L1 schwannoma. At surgery, the hemorrhage within the tumor was continuous through the lower pole of the tumor into the subarachnoid and subdural spaces; tumor was dissected away from the surrounding tissues and totally removed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the preoperative neurological deficits gradually resolved. Histopathologically, the lesion was a schwannoma with intratumoral hemorrhage. Conclusion: This case demonstrates the rare acute presentation of a T12-L1 schwannoma with an accompanying intratumoral hemorrhage resulting in both a SDH/SAH.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/dfb29f78-41cc-4907-9ab6-fb3f529db246/featured/hero-1781562038641.png","publishDate":"2021-09-13T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_659_2021","categories":["Spine","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/api/articles/dfb29f78-41cc-4907-9ab6-fb3f529db246/pdf"}