title: Large dumbbell neurinoma of hypoglossal nerve: case report.
abstract: Hypoglossal neurinomas are rare. Only 46 cases have been reported. We report a case of dump-bell neurinoma with a large multilobulated intracranial component. The relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum, India. Sctimst@renback.delhi.nic.in
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kachhara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed