Cystic Intracranial Schwannomas: A Review with a Case Report on Cystic Olfactory Groove Schwannoma

Abstract Intracranial schwannomas are slow-growing benign nerve sheath tumors arising from the vestibular portion of the VIIIth cranial nerve and less commonly from Vth, VIIth, and lower cranial nerves. However, as optic nerve and olfactory nerve do not contain Schwann cell layer, occurrence of schw...

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Main Authors: Yadhu K. Lokanath, Praful Suresh Maste, Shambhulingappa S. Mahantshetti, Nandeesh Bevinahalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1581987
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