Filum terminale schwannoma with new onset of severe low back pain and radiculopathy: illustrative case
This case illustrates a rare presentation of an intradural extramedullary cellular schwannoma at the filum terminale, emphasizing the importance of a broad differential diagnosis. Resection of these neoplasms offers a definitive and safe treatment. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE25333.
Authors
- John Servider
- Emily Stack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0115-7321)
- Roberta Seidman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2768-6933)
- Harry Mushlin
- Justin N. Passman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1967-9311)
- Emily Bellow
- Robert S Kleyner
Institutions
- Stony Brook School (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case25333
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00