Vestibular schwannoma with malignant transformation : A case report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 817-821

  Son, Eun Ik ^a,b   Kim, Il Man ^a   Kim, Sang Pyo ^a  

^a Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Neurilemmoma; Neuroma, acoustic; Tumor recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CRANIAL NERVE TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NERVE SHEATH TUMORS; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 0035656226     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.6.817     Document Type: Article

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