case_images: PMC4352628_01
case_images: T2-weighted sagittal image showing hyperintense changes from cervico-medullary junction to C7-T1 level, surrounding the relatively isointense tumor at the C3/C4 level
case_images: AJNS-10-42-g001.jpg
case_images: PMC4352628_01_AJNS-10-42-g001.jpg
case_images: F1
case_images: There was no separate syrinx. The differential diagnoses considered were ependymoma or astrocytoma [Figures 1 and 2].
case_images: (a and b) Postgadolinium sagittal (a) and axial (b) images showing an intensely enhancing intramedullary mass at C3-C4 level
case_images: AJNS-10-42-g002.jpg
case_images: PMC4352628_01_AJNS-10-42-g002.jpg
case_images: F2
case_images: There was no separate syrinx. The differential diagnoses considered were ependymoma or astrocytoma [Figures 1 and 2].
case_images: Histopathological examination showing a spindle cell tumor with Verocay bodies, consistent with schwannoma
case_images: AJNS-10-42-g003.jpg
case_images: PMC4352628_01_AJNS-10-42-g003.jpg
case_images: F3
case_images: The histopathological features were consistent with that of a schwannoma [Figure 3].
case_images: (a and b) One-year follow-up imaging. T2-weighted sagittal image (a) and postgadolinium sagittal image (b) showing thinning of the cord at the operated level and no residual lesion
case_images: AJNS-10-42-g004.jpg
case_images: PMC4352628_01_AJNS-10-42-g004.jpg
case_images: F4
case_images: There was mild thinning of the cord at the operated site [Figure 4].