Schwannoma intraparenquimatoso en pediatría

Abstract

Schwannomas are bening tumors, those not associated with cranial nerves are extremely rare. The clinical case of a 4-year-old female patient with a seizure is described. Neuroimaging shows a left parieto-occipital subcortical lesion, which was surgically approached, achieving a complete excision. The histopathological diagnosis was Schwannoma. After 3 years of follow-up, no recurrence of the disease was observed.
Intracerebral schwannomas, not associated with cranial nerves, are tumors of atypical location and without pathognomonic signs on imaging studies that guide their suspicion, which makes their preoperative diagnostic consideration unlikely. Total resection of these tumors is curative, which establishes the importance of keeping this pathology in mind among differential diagnoses.