Schwannoma of the tongue: a case report with review of literature
Schwannomas (or neurilemmomas) of the tongue are benign, usually solitary, encapsulated masses derived from Schwann cells. Clinical evidence indicates that schwannoma is painless and slow growing.
Eun-Young Lee+3 more
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Extradural cervical spinal schwannoma in a child: a case report and review of the literature
Introduction Extradural schwannoma arising from high cervical spinal root is a rare entity in children. We report a case of extradural cervical schwannoma in a 14-year-old boy.
Apar Pokharel+5 more
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The role of insulin-like growth factors signaling in merlin-deficient human schwannomas. [PDF]
Loss of the tumor suppressor merlin causes development of the tumors of the nervous system, such as schwannomas, meningiomas, and ependymomas occurring spontaneously or as part of a hereditary disease Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2).
Ammoun, S+7 more
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Primary Uterine Cervix Schwannoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Schwannoma (neurilemmoma) is a benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor that occurs in a wide variety of locations; however, its finding in the uterine cervix is extremely rare.
Maryam Tahmasbi+4 more
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Medical Malpractice of Vestibular Schwannoma: A 40-Year Review of the United States Legal Databases. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES:To analyze medical malpractice lawsuit trends pertaining to cases of vestibular schwannomas (VS). METHODS:Two major computerized legal databases (LexisNexis and WestLaw) were queried and reviewed for evaluation of all the US state and federal ...
Abouzari, Mehdi+10 more
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Schwannoma of the hypoglossal nerve: Review of the literature based on an illustrative case.
Schwannomas are benign tumours that originate from the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves. They are characterised by a slow growth tendency. Benign schwannomas represent 35% of the head and neck district tumours. Hypoglossal schwannomas account for 5% of
R. Fornaro+5 more
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Granular cell myoblastoma—a misnomer. Electron microscopic and histochemical evidence concerning its schwann cell derivation and nature (granular cell schwannoma) [PDF]
Edwin R. Fisher, Harry Wechsler
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Primary schwannoma of the thyroid gland involving the isthmus: report of a case [PDF]
Primary thyroid schwannomas are extremely rare tumors and there are very few reports of such tumors in the literature. This report presents a rare case of schwannoma involving the isthmus of the thyroid in a 47-year-old male, presenting as a symptomatic ...
CIPOLLA, Calogero+5 more
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BACKGROUND Schwannomas are difficult to diagnose using imaging alone. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is an effective and safe tissue sampling technique.
Mika Takasumi+12 more
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Microcystic/reticular schwannoma of the adrenal gland: a case report and literature review
Microcystic/reticular schwannoma is a recently described, rare, distinctive histological variant of schwannoma with a predilection for the gastrointestinal tract [1].
Jun Xie, Congyang Wang, Hui Wang
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