Contiguous conventional and plexiform schwannomas: Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 319-324

  White, J Bradley ^a   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a   Amrami, Kimberly K ^a   Babovic Vuksanovic, Dusica ^a   Spinner, Robert J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurofibromatosis Type 2; Plexiform schwannoma; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEXIFORM SCHWANNOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARM; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA, PLEXIFORM; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2;

EID: 33644503206     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.2.319     Document Type: Article

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