title: [Schwannoma of the olfactory groove].
abstract: Solitary schwannomas arising from the olfatory groove are extremely rare. Only 15 other cases have been reported so far. A case of olfatory groove schwannoma in a 19-year-old man with seizures and without neurological deficits is described. CT scan and MRI showed a tumour in the left frontobasal region. Left frontal craniotomy and excision of the tumour revealed a tumour in the region of the olfatory groove attached to the cribiform plate. The pathology, origin, and clinical characteristics of olfatory groove schwannomas are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Neurológicas Pedro Barrié, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. cimigego@usc.es
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gelabert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005004:Ethmoid Bone; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009833:Olfactory Pathways; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Schwannoma del surco olfatorio.