{"id":"545c43be-1a19-4b01-a4d4-5cab258d9e0a","slug":"management-of-recurrent-schwannoma-of-the-cauda-equina-a-case-report","title":"Management of recurrent schwannoma of the cauda equina: A case report","authors":["Francisco Perez-Pinto","Juan Felipe Abaunza-Camacho","David Vergara-Garcia","Camilo Benavides","William Mauricio Riveros","Leonardo Laverde"],"abstract":"Background: Schwannomas of the cauda equina are rare intradural primary spinal tumors. Many of these patients initially present with cauda equina syndromes, and only 2.2% demonstrate clinical recurrence. Gross total excision is the procedure of choice. Case Description: A 62-year-old female had undergone resection of a cauda equina schwannoma 5 years previously. She newly presented with cauda equina symptoms attributed to a recurrent schwannoma. Following gross total secondary tumor resection, the patient’s preoperative deficits fully resolved, and the tumor never recurred. Conclusion: Secondary gross total excision of schwannomas of the cauda equina is critical to avoid further tumor recurrence.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/545c43be-1a19-4b01-a4d4-5cab258d9e0a/featured/hero-1781562297028.png","publishDate":"2021-06-28T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_357_2021","categories":["Spine","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10924/SNI-12-312.pdf"}