7 years ago I had a schwannoma removed from the spine at L1 and now have another, which has been confirmed via MRI , located at L2. Please find the MRI Repott.Can you tell me how long the surgery would last? What is the recovery time? Is there a chance that there will be another schwannoma that will show up somewhere else? Name VINOD 38/M Sex / Age M/038Y Report Date 01-10-2016 MRI SPINE PLAIN + CONTRAST PROTOCOL :Axial and sagittal T2 for LS Whole spine sagittal T2 screening Post contrast T1 REPORT : • Note is made of a well defined homogenously enhancing IDEM measuring 0.97 x 1 x 1.3cm among the filum root lets at L2-3 level. • The lesion is heterogeneously T2 hyperintense. • Disc dessication noted at all cervical levels. • Pre and paravertebral soft tissues normal. • Spinal cord show normal size and signal intensity. IMPRESSION : o IDEM AS DESCRIBED LIKELY NERVE SHEATH TUMOUR.
There is another likely schwanomma in the spinal canal. Surgery time can vary to about a couple of hours or a bit more. Recovery is in a few weeks. Schwanomma can form again in the spinal canal.
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Regards,
Dr Vivek Chail, Radiologist
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Hi, There is another likely schwanomma in the spinal canal. Surgery time can vary to about a couple of hours or a bit more. Recovery is in a few weeks. Schwanomma can form again in the spinal canal. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Vivek Chail, Radiologist