Cervical spine schwannomas in a young female from a low resource setting: a case report
This is one of the rarest reported cases of kissing cervical schwannomas in a young patient from a low-to-middle-income country. Surgical decompression, though challenging, is critical for neurological recovery in such advanced cases.
Authors
- Blessing Taremwa
- Raymond Atwine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7888-7818)
- Franck Katembo Sikakulya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-273X)
- Anacret Byamukama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9270-5838)
- David Kitya
- Michael M. Haglund
- Joseph Ssembatya
- Noah Ssetuba
- Luis Fermin Prado Cava
- Alvan Emeka K. Ukachukwu
Institutions
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Duke University (US)
- Mbarara National Referral Hospital (UG)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05526-2
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00