Lab Studies:
Complete blood count and comprehensive metabolic panel lab studies were unremarkable.
Other Studies:
<a href="CaseStudyImages/CS1LeftGlutealPainan-1216.jpg" title="Case Photo #1" data-lity><b>Case Photo #1</b></a> X-Ray lumbar spine was unremarkable.
<br> <a href="CaseStudyImages/CS2CS1LeftGlutealPai-1216.jpg" title="Case Photo #2" data-lity><b>Case Photo #2</b></a> X-Ray pelvis was unremarkable.
<br> <a href="CaseStudyImages/CS3CS2CS1LeftGluteal-1216.jpg" title="Case Photo #3" data-lity><b>Case Photo #3</b></a> MRI lumbar spine: Extradural mass or mass-like process measuring 3.3 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm, probably extradural and posterior to the thecal sac at the L3-L4 level resulting in severe spinal canal stenosis with compression of the adjoining cauda equina. This finding could reflect a mass of neural sheath origin such as a neurofibroma or schwannoma rather than a meningioma or posttraumatic abnormality such as a hematoma or synovial cyst with proteinaceous products alone.
Consultations:
Neurosurgery
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