Nontraumatic acute and subacute enhancing spinal epidural hematoma mimicking a tumor in a child.

We describe a 10-year-old boy who presented with acute onset of neck pain and neurologic symptoms caused by a spinal epidural hematoma. An enhancing mass, which mimicked a tumor, was seen on MR imaging of the cervical spine. The uptake of gadolinium in the mass and the associated mass effect suggested a tumor etiology.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 and the pediatric neurosurgeon: a 20-year institutional review.

Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) undergo costly surveillance scanning for a variety of asymptomatic central nervous system lesions whose natural history is poorly understood. We performed a 20-year retrospective chart review of 25 patients with clinically proven NF1 who required surgery (group A) and contrasted this cohort with 150 NF1 patients who did not require surgery (group B). In group A, 52% of patients underwent multiple procedures for more than one lesion (p = 0.

Granular cell tumor of the trachea in a child.

Granular cell tumors are benign neoplasms found most commonly in the head and neck, particularly the tongue. They have, however, been described in all areas of the body. Their presentation in the trachea is exceedingly rare, with their presence in the pediatric trachea being an even rarer occurrence.