PMC4352628_01
T2-weighted sagittal image showing hyperintense changes from cervico-medullary junction to C7-T1 level, surrounding the relatively isointense tumor at the C3/C4 level
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F1
There was no separate syrinx. The differential diagnoses considered were ependymoma or astrocytoma [Figures 1 and 2].
(a and b) Postgadolinium sagittal (a) and axial (b) images showing an intensely enhancing intramedullary mass at C3-C4 level
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F2
There was no separate syrinx. The differential diagnoses considered were ependymoma or astrocytoma [Figures 1 and 2].
Histopathological examination showing a spindle cell tumor with Verocay bodies, consistent with schwannoma
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F3
The histopathological features were consistent with that of a schwannoma [Figure 3].
(a and b) One-year follow-up imaging. T2-weighted sagittal image (a) and postgadolinium sagittal image (b) showing thinning of the cord at the operated level and no residual lesion
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F4
There was mild thinning of the cord at the operated site [Figure 4].