Subfrontal schwannoma. Report of a case.
A case of subfrontal Schwannoma in a 17-year-old patient is reported. The tumour presented with symptoms and signs of increased intracranial pressure. The pre-operative diagnosis, based on the CT scan appearances, was that of a meningioma. The pertinent literature is reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed