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Subpial schwannoma of the cervical spinal cord mimicking an intramedullary tumor

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We report a rare case of a subpial schwannoma of the cervical cord mimicking an intramedullary tumor in a 65-year-old woman. The magnetic resonance imaging findings are presented and discussed.

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  1. PET Center, Nakatsu Saiseikai Hospital, 2-10-39 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0012, Japan

    Nozomi Ozawa & Terue Okamura

  2. Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

    Takahiko Tashiro, Koichi Koyama & Yuichi Inoue

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

    Kenji Ohata

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Ozawa, N., Tashiro, T., Okamura, T. et al. Subpial schwannoma of the cervical spinal cord mimicking an intramedullary tumor. Radiat Med 24, 690–694 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-006-0090-6

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