title: Intraventricular schwannoma.
abstract: A case of schwannoma occurring in the right lateral ventricle of an 8-year-old boy is described. The child made an excellent recovery. Three years later there is no evidence of recurrence. The precise origin of such an unusual tumor is uncertain, but it probably arises from the sympathetic nerve supply to the choroid plexus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Santa Maria Hospital, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pimentel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tavora
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cristina
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Antunes
mesh_terms: D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002831:Choroid Plexus; D003399:Craniotomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography