We present a case of a cervical intramedullary schwannoma (IS), which resembled a
glioma on radiology. Somatic and root pain, the most common presenting complaints
of IS, were lacking in our patient, and the characteristic magnetic resonance finding
of an enhancing thickened nerve root in IS, was absent in our case. Preoperative diagnosis
of a cervical IS is not always possible. Complete tumor resection is the ideal treatment
for IS. Intraoperative frozen section can be a useful for decision making though the
tumor-cord plane will ultimately decide if the tumor can be radically excised.
Key-words:
Cervical - intramedullary - schwannoma
