An extreme lateral lumbar disc herniation mimicking L4 schwannoma

Bakar B., Sumer M. M., Cila A., Tekkok I. H.

ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA, vol.109, no.2, pp.155-158, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 109 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.155-158
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: We herein describe a case with an extraspinal mass distorting the right L4 dorsal root ganglion. Initially presumed to be a nerve root schwannoma, the lesion turned out to be a free disc fragment.