A case of malignant tumour of the jugular foramen in a young infant.
Malignant tumours of jugular foramen are very rare in infants. To our knowledge there have been no earlier reports. The case of an infant who had a malignant schwannoma in the region of the jugular foramen is now reported. The difficulties of identifying a particular nerve as the origin of such a tumour are also indicated.
Balasubramaniam
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chidunur@md2.vsnl.net.in
D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery