Schwannoma of the Fourth Ventricle: The Eighth Case Report

Intra-fourth ventricular schwannoma in pediatric age group: Report of second case in the Western literature with review of literature

“…Santos et al . [ 4 ] reported the case of a 53-year-old man, who presented with complaints of gait unsteadiness for one and half years, followed by headache vomiting few weeks prior to current admission. The MRI revealed the presence of a large mass located within the fourth ventricle, showing heterogeneously contrast enhancement and causing brainstem compression and producing obstructive hydrocephalus.…”

“…Authors noted fourth ventricle schwannomas are infrequent but should always be kept in the differential diagnosis of mass lesions in the intraventricular location as they are associated with good prognosis and are easily amenable for gross total resection with microneurosurgical technique. [ 4 ]…”

“…They account for up to 8% of all primary brain tumors. The schwannomas in the fourth ventricle are extremely rare, but only one case of pediatric schwannoma occurring in a 7-year-old boy has been described[ 4 5 6 7 8 9 ] previously and was reported by Redekop et al . [ 9 ] In this case, the boy was managed surgically with excellent neurological outcome.…”