Schwannoma of the lumbar spine

Objective: To show a case of lumbar spine schwannoma that presented with low back pain and sciatica. Case: A patient that presented with low back pain and sciatica. The Gadoliniumenhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) showed a lumbar L4-L5 schwannoma. He underwent lumbar laminotomy and intradural microsurgery. The lesion was totally removed. There was an important improvement on postoperative and at one-year follow up MRI showed no tumor. Conclusion: The authors stress that spine schwannoma should be considered inthe differential diagnosis of a patient experiencing symptoms of disc herniation, a disease of more common occurrence.