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Oral plexiform schwannoma: A case report and relevant immunohistochemical investigation

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019
Schwannomas are benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors originating from the Schwann cells. Most schwannomas in the head and neck region are solitary; however, multiple schwannomas affecting one or more nerves suggest a possible association with ...
Johan Sergheraert, Dominique Zachar, Vincent Furon, Roman-Hossein Khonsari, Nicolas Ortonne, Cedric Mauprivez   +5 more
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Understanding the diagnostic process in a rare, genetic disease: a mixed methods study of schwannomatosis [PDF]

, 2019
Diagnostic errors are relatively common in medicine and can cause significant patient harm. We adapted the National Academy of Medicine’s model of the diagnostic process to examine diagnostic errors in schwannomatosis, a rare, genetic syndrome in which ...
Merker, Vanessa Leigh
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Revisiting Neurofibromatosis type 2 diagnostic criteria to exclude LZTR1 related schwannomatosis

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To determine the specificity of the current clinical diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) relative to the requirement for unilateral vestibular schwannoma (VS) and at least 2 other NF2-related tumors. METHODS: We interrogated
Bowers, Naomi L, Bulman, Michael, Evans, Gareth, Freeman, Simon R, Gokhale, Carolyn, Hammerbeck-Ward, Charlotte L, King, Andrew, Lloyd, Simon, Rutherford, Scott A, Smith, Miriam, Wallace, Andrew J   +10 more
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Cognitive Issues Experienced by Individuals Living with Neurofibromatosis [PDF]

, 2019
In this chapter, we will review cognitive issues faced by individuals living with neurofibromatosis. The chapter will discuss the complicated and sometimes inconsistent cognitive issues and adaptive functioning struggles associated with NF1, NF2, and ...
Mendoza, Leanne, Potter, Brian S.
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Historical Development of Diagnostic Criteria for NF2-related Schwannomatosis

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica
NF2-related schwannomatosis (NF2; previously termed neurofibromatosis type 2) is a tumor-prone disorder characterized by development of multiple schwannomas and meningiomas. The diagnostic criteria of NF2 have been regularly revised.
Ryota TAMURA, Masahiro YO, Masahiro TODA
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Age-related schwannomatosis with potential exosome-mediated contribution to prostate hyperplasia: a case report and mini-review

Therapeutic Advances in Urology, 2019
A 72-year-old Caucasian man incurring a prostate hypertrophy presented with a right forearm nodule, the growth of which appeared to parallel the rise in his blood prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level. Echographic examination was consistent with a median-
Bérengère Chignon-Sicard, Véronique Hofman, Daniel Chevallier, Jean-Michel Cucchi, Marius Ilié, Bérengère Dadone-Montaudié, Florence Paul, Xavier Carpentier, Hervé Quintens, Coraline Bence-Gauchiez, Didier Caselles, Jacqueline Rossant, Matthieu Durand, Roger Bertolotti   +13 more
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The tumour immune microenvironment is enriched but suppressed in vestibular schwannoma compared to meningioma: therapeutic implications for NF2-related schwannomatosis. [PDF]

Acta Neuropathol Commun
Currently there are no therapeutic agents that are effective against both vestibular schwannoma and meningioma, the two most common tumour types affecting patients with the rare tumour predisposition syndrome NF2-related schwannomatosis. This study aimed
Gregory GE, Haley MJ, Jones AP, Zeef LAH, Evans DG, King AT, Paszek P, Couper KN, Brough D, Pathmanaban ON.   +9 more
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Lisch nodules in Schwannomatosis: a new manifestation [PDF]

, 2020
Schwannomatosis is a syndrome characterized by presence of schwannomas in the absence of bilateral vestibular schwannomas and meningiomas. Schwannomas interest frequently peripheral nerves (90%) and spinal nerves (75%).
Antonietta Moramarco, Chiara Iacovino, Emanuele Miraglia, Fabiana Mallone, Giovanni Corbo, Sandra Giustini   +5 more
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Pain correlates with germline mutation in schwannomatosis

Medicine, 2018
Schwannomatosis has been linked to germline mutations in the SMARCB1 and LZTR1 genes, and is frequently associated with pain.In a cohort study, we assessed the mutation status of 37 patients with clinically diagnosed schwannomatosis and compared to clinical data, whole body MRI (WBMRI), visual analog pain scale, and Short Form 36 (SF-36) bodily pain ...
Jordan, Justin, Cai, Wenli, Harris, Gordon, Bredella, Miriam, Gusella, James, Plotkin, Scott, Smith, Miriam J., Walker, James A., Erdin, Serkan, Talkowski, Michael E., Merker, Vanessa L., Ramesh, Vijaya, Seijo, Marlon, Suuberg, Alessandra   +13 more
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Sciatic Schwannoma: A Rare Cause of Sciatica and its Surgical Management

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Schwannoma are rare benign tumours of the peripheral nerve sheath, arising from the schwann cells. Sciatic nerve is the largest nerve of the human body, and sciatic schwannoma are rare, with incidence of
Saurabh Gawand, Rajesh Gattani, Arvind Chava, Apoorva Pande, Abhiram Chadive   +4 more
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