Neurinomas of the trigeminal nerve.
Neurinomas of the trigeminal nerve are rare tumours. Six cases of a series of 8,894 intracranial tumours operated upon in the Neurosurgical Clinic of Bucharest are reported. The literature is reviewed. One hundred one other cases have been found. The signs and symptoms produced by these tumours, their slow development, the radiological and other diagnostic findings, the treatment and the prognosis are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve