Intracerebral hemorrhage complicating cervical "hourglass" schwannoma removal. Case report

J Neurosurg. 2001 Jan;94(1 Suppl):150-3. doi: 10.3171/spi.2001.94.1.0150.

Abstract

The authors report a case of infra- and supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage complicating the postoperative course of a patient who had undergone surgical removal of a cervical schwannoma with an hourglass configuration. To their knowledge, this is the first case in which this neurosurgical procedure was followed by such a complication. Possible mechanisms are discussed; however, pathological events leading to this complication are unclear. The development of new neurological deficits not attributable to the surgical procedure should suggest this possibility.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery*
  • Neurosurgical Procedures*
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed