A RARE CASE OF FORAMEN MAGNUM SCHWANNOMA: ANATOMICAL AND SURGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Keywords:
Schwannoma, Vestibulocochlear, Benign, Merlin, Trigeminal, Nerve, Compression, Brain stem
Abstract
Mostly Schwannomas are concentrated in relation to the Acoustic or Cochlear division of the Eighth Cranial nerve which is the Vestibulocochlear nerve. These lesions are usually benign. We present a rarer location of Schwannoma lying in relation to the Foramen Magnum which is not a common location for such masses. The Anatomical relations determine the Presentation of the Tumors and in this case the rare presentation was to the surprise of ours.
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3.Tali ET, Yuh WT, Nguyen HD et-al. Cystic acoustic schwannomas: MR characteristics. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 14 (5): 1241-7.
4.Biswas D, Marnane CN, Mal R, Baldwin D. Extracranial head and neck schwannomas—a 10-year review. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2007; 34:353–359. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2007.01.006.
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Dr. Ashfaq Ul Hassan, Dr. Farooq. A RARE CASE OF FORAMEN MAGNUM SCHWANNOMA: ANATOMICAL AND SURGICAL PERSPECTIVE. Med. res. chronicles [Internet]. 2017Jun.30 [cited 2024Dec.22];4(03):306-9. Available from: https://medrech.com/index.php/medrech/article/view/245
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