SAGE Publications, Rare Tumors, 2(1), p. 137-140, 2009
DOI: 10.4081/rt.2009.e44
Karger Publishers, Case Reports in Neurology, 1(10), p. 18-24, 2018
DOI: 10.1159/000467389
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Cervical intramedullary schwannomas are extraordinarily rare. Gross total resection is the best therapeutic option for these types of tumors. Although rare, intramedullary schwannomas should be considered as a differential diagnosis of intramedullary lesions since a good prognosis can be guaranteed to the majority of these patients. We present a case of a cervical intramedullary schwannoma surgically treated in a 19-year-old male patient who initially presented with motor neuron disease.