title: The glossopharyngeal neurinoma. Case reports and literature review.
abstract: Glossopharyngeal neurinomas are rare entities. Only 16 cases have been described so far in the literature. Our experience with 2 cases demonstrates the non-specific and discrete clinical presentation of the ninth nerve neurinoma, but illustrates also some typical radiological aspects, enabling a more precise preoperative diagnosis. Two cases are presented and a survey of the literature is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital Gosthuisberg, Leuven Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Claesen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Plets
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goffin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van den Bergh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baert
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed