Abstract:

This paper reported a rare case of long-segmental lumbosacral neurilemmoma. The patient experienced weakness of both lower limbs and urinary retention as main clinical manifestations. As the lesions exhibited discrete enhancement on preoperative MRI, the initial diagnosis was made as multiple neurilemmoma. The tumor was resected by microsurgery, and the patient had favourable recovery. On basis of literature review, some issues about this case were discussed.

Key words: spinal tumor, neurilemmoma, microsurgery