Abstract
From June 1969 through September 1974, seven patients with tumor of the cauda equina were operated on in our hospital. The most common symptoms were pains in the lumbar region and legs at the onset and the five cases out of seven were first treated as protruded intervertebral discs until referred to our clinic. Pathological findings were as follows: neurilemmoma in four cases, meningioma, malignant schwannoma and lipoma in one case respectively. It is convinced that early accurate diagnosis is important for preventing of permanent residual paralysis.
