title: Cellular dumbbell schwannoma of the hypoglossal nerve presenting without hypoglossal nerve palsy.
abstract: A rare case of cellular schwannoma of the hypoglossal nerve, with intraspinal extension, presenting without any recognisable impairment of the function of the hypoglossal nerve is presented.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Neurochirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Federico II', via S. Pansini, 5, 80131, Napoli, Italy. mariniello@usa.net
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mariniello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horvat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Popovic
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Dolenc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery