title: Trigeminal schwannomas in adolescence.
abstract: Trigeminal neurinomas, unlike those of the acoustic nerve or of other cranial nerves, are relatively frequent in adolescence, making up 10% of the total. Two cases are described, bringing the number of reports in the world literature up to 13. The clinical, radiological and surgical data on these tumors are analyzed, and some particular aspects present in adolescence are pointed out.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Pisa, Ospedali Riuniti di S. Chiara, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cantini
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Giorgetti
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Valleriani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burchianti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve