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Case Report: Somatic NF2 mutation in a vestibular schwannoma arising in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 [PDF]
Frontiers in OncologyBackgroundNeurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and vestibular schwannoma are genetically and clinically distinct entities, with vestibular schwannomas classically associated with neurofibromatosis type 2.
Misa Shogaku +7 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 Schwannoma is a benign tumor that originates from Schwann cells in the peripheral nerve tunica or bundle of nerves and grows along the longitudinal axis of the nerve. Schwannoma can occur in multiple anatomic locations but rarely in the sciatic nerve. To
Lian He +8 more
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Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2009 Schwannomas are neoplasms originating from Schwann cells, which are the cells forming nerve sheaths. These neoplasms generally involve peripheral nerves. They rarely affect the gastrointestinal tract and primary colon involvement is extremely rare.
Ronaldo Nonose +3 more
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Isolated trochlear nerve schwannoma presenting with diplopia: A case report and literature review
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2015 Background: Trochlear nerve schwannoma is a very rare tumor encountered especially in patients without type 2 neurofibromatosis (NF2). Most of the time, this tumor is diagnosed intraoperatively.
Mohammad Samadian +4 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Schwannoma or neurilemmoma is a common soft tissue neoplasm arising from the neural sheath of Schwann cells. However, intraosseous schwannoma is rare, accounting for less than 0.2% of primary bone tumours.
Kai Xuan Lim, Karl Wu
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Multimode imaging characteristics and treatment of uveal schwannoma [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 AIM: To delineate the different imaging characteristics of uveal schwannoma from melanoma and discuss the optimal treatment strategy for intraocular schwannoma. METHODS: Case series of three patients diagnosed with intraocular schwannoma was collected at
Ting Zhang +7 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2020 AbstractGastric Schwannomas are rare benign slow‐growing tumors and warrant treatment/resection only when symptomatic. Watchful waiting is recommended for incidental or asymptomatic schwannomas.
Sreenath Meegada +3 more
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Schwannoma in Masquerade [PDF]
Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, 2011 Neurilemmoma is a rare nerve tumor seldom included in the list of differential diagnosis of soft tissue swelling in maxillofacial region. Arrival at a clinical diagnosis of schwannomas is rarely possible as there are hardly any characteristic clinical features to help in its and it is mostly established by histopathologic examination.
Shaji, Thomas +4 more
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Schwannoma of the larynx [PDF]
Head & Neck Oncology, 2009 Neurogenic tumors of the larynx are extremely rare. The goal of this report is to advert to this rare disease, to review and discuss diagnostics, differential diagnoses and treatment options.Retrospective case report and review of the literature.Case report of a schwannoma of the supraglottic larynx and review of the English- and German-language ...
Ebmeyer, Jörg +7 more
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Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2012 Schwannoma in the head and neck is usually arising from parapharyngeal space, but masseteric schwannoma is very rare. We report a schwannoma arising from masseter muscle in a 60-year-old male patient, who was presented with a history of painless swelling
Subba Rao Vanukuru +4 more
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