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Trigeminal schwannoma

National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery, 2017
Schwannoma is a benign tumor of the nerve sheath arising from the perineural schwann cells. The nerves most commonly involved in schwannomas of the head and neck are the vagus and the cervical sympathetic chain. Trigeminal schwannomas are rare tumours. A 17 year old male patient with a chief complaint of swelling on face was diagnosed as suffering from
Agrawal, Aviral, Singh, Virendra, Rohilla, Seema, Sharma, Bindu   +3 more
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Retroperitoneal schwannoma [PDF]

Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2011
Retroperitoneal schwannomas are rare tumors and a correct pre-operative diagnosis is often not possible. They are usually identified incidentally via cross-sectional imaging. Diagnosis is based on histopathologic examination and immunohistochemistry. A 57-year-old man with a retroperitoneal schwannoma, as an unusual localisation, is presented.
Kapan, M., Onder, A., Gumu, M., Gumu, H., Girgin, S.   +4 more
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Cytologic and Histologic Findings of Extrapleural Solitary Fibrous Tumor: Report of Two Cases

Diagnostic Cytopathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Solitary fibrous tumors (SFT) are a rare neoplasm of mesenchymal origin. SFT was previously described primarily in the pleura and meninges; however, extrapleural and extra‐meningeal SFT have been reported in almost every anatomic site and account for up to 40% of cases.
Michael Tyler, Katsiaryna Khatskevich, Chadi Hajar, Jack Yang, Hao Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Febrile status epilepticus and epileptogenesis: The FEBSTAT study

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract The multicenter FEBSTAT study (Consequences of Prolonged Febrile Seizures in Childhood: https://grantome.com/grant/NIH/R37‐NS043209‐12; PI S. Shinnar) examined the outcome of febrile status epilepticus (FSE) in over 200 prospectively enrolled infants, with many followed for 10 years after FSE.
Darrell V. Lewis, Douglas R. Nordli Jr., Douglas R. Nordli III, Shlomo Shinnar, Stephen Chan, Jacqueline A. Bello, L. Matthew Frank, James Voyvodic, William Gallentine, Syndi Seinfeld, Yoshimi Sogawa, Erica Weiss, David Masur, Yuan Xu, Solomon L. Moshé   +14 more
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Plexiform Schwannoma of the Tongue in a Pediatric Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 2: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Case Reports in Pathology, 2018
Introduction. Plexiform schwannoma is a rare variant of schwannoma that accounts for only 5% of all schwannomas. Herein, we present a rare case of plexiform schwannoma of the tongue in a pediatric patient with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2).
Samir M. Amer, Aijan Ukudeyeva, Harold S. Pine, Gerald A. Campbell, Cecilia G. Clement   +4 more
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Microcystic/reticular schwannoma of the adrenal gland: a case report and literature review

Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2018
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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Schwannoma of the tongue [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2016
Schwannoma, neurilemmoma or neurinoma is a rare, benign nerve sheath neoplasm composed of Schwann cells. It is usually solitary, slow growing and asymptomatic. Approximately 1–12% of the tumours occur intraorally with the tongue being the most common location. We report a rare case of lingual schwannoma in a 20-year-old female patient involving the tip
Jakob Kavčič, Marko Božič
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Surgical Management of a Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor After Sudden Onset Facial Paralysis

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Patients with cerebellopontine angle tumors rarely experience acute facial weakness. In this report, we summarize a case where immediate tumor decompression after a patient presented with sudden ipsilateral flaccid facial palsy resulted in complete recovery of facial nerve function, followed by staged gross total tumor resection. Return of facial nerve
Leo L. T. Meller, Douglas M. Bennion, Pradeep Kannampalli, Marc S. Schwartz, Rick A. Friedman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unusually large quiescent ancient schwannoma of hypoglossal nerve

Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2013
Ancient schwannoma is considered as a variant of schwannoma, comprising about 10% of all schwanommas. Schwannoma is a benign neoplasm derived from the nerve sheath of peripheral motor, sensory and sympathetic nerves and from the cranial nerve pairs.
Sangeeta P Wanjari, Panjab V Wanjari, Rajkumar N Parwani, Satyajitraje A Tekade   +3 more
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Schwannoma of the nasal septum-a case report [PDF]

, 2012
Schwannomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are very rare. We report the case of a50-year-old woman with a schwannoma arising from the nasal septum.
Felix, Vinod, Janardhanan, Sunil, Kulothungan, Kulothungan   +2 more
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