Complete Symptom Resolution Following Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection for a Benign C6–7 Nerve Root Sheath Tumor

Saturday, November 15, 2025

3:51 PM - 3:59 PM CT

Location: 301 - 302

Introduction: Benign nerve sheath tumors are uncommon causes of cervical radicular pain and are typically managed surgically when symptoms are severe. However, interventional approaches may be appropriate in select patients. We report a medically challenging case in which cervical epidural steroid injection (CESI) provided substantial and prolonged symptom relief in a patient with persistent, tumor-related radicular pain.

Submitting Author(s)

BS

Blake Sowers, MD

Interventional Pain Fellow
Ochsner Health System Pain Fellowship Program, United States

Co-Author(s)

JJ

Jessin John, MD

Physician
Ochsner Medical Center, United States
AH

Aaron Hanyu-Deutmeyer, DO

Pain Medicine Faculty
Ochsner Health System Pain Fellowship Program, United States