Multicompartmental Trigeminal Schwannomas: Dumbbell Tumors Revisited

Multicompartmental trigeminal schwannomas (MTSs) are a rare and complex but treatable group of tumors. Herein, we describe the clinicoradiologic presentation of two patients with MTS. The two illustrated distinct case reports highlight the role of imaging and the outcome of two different types of MT...

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Autores principales: Mahajan, Abhishek, Sable, Nilesh P., Vaish, Richa, Moiyadi, Aliasgar, Arya, Supreeta, D’Cruz, Anil Keith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5493256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28717730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JGO.2016.006122
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Sumario:Multicompartmental trigeminal schwannomas (MTSs) are a rare and complex but treatable group of tumors. Herein, we describe the clinicoradiologic presentation of two patients with MTS. The two illustrated distinct case reports highlight the role of imaging and the outcome of two different types of MTS. The Discussion summarizes the literature to date, which will help the reader diagnose these tumors in a timely manner and manage them appropriately.

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