Is intracerebral schwannoma a developmental tumor of children and young adults? Case report and review.
A case of intracerebral schwannoma in an 11-year-old girl is presented. Of the small number of intracerebral schwannomas reported without association to a cranial nerve, the majority have occurred in children or young adults. Several possible etiologies for this tumor type are discussed. Based upon the distribution of ages at presentation and theories of the pathological origin of this tumor, the possibility that intracerebral schwannoma represents a developmental tumor is suggested.
Frim
D M
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Neurosurgery Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
Ogilvy
C S
CS
Vonsattal
J P
JP
Chapman
P H
PH
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012155:Reticulin / Q000032:analysis; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D012155:Reticulin; D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin