Accessory nerve neurinoma manifesting with typical jugular foramen syndrome.
A case of neurinoma arising from the accessory nerve is reported. The tumor was small and located entirely within the jugular foramen; the patient sought treatment for a jugular foramen syndrome. The lesion was visualized only on magnetic resonance imaging, and surgery confirmed that it originated from a cranial root of the accessory nerve. There have been no previous reports of a small, accessory neurinoma that is confined entirely to the jugular foramen, appearing with a typical jugular foramen syndrome.
Department of Neurosurgery, Kitano Medical Research Institute and Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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D000055:Accessory Nerve; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology