Naso-ethmoid schwannoma with intracranial extension: case report.
Intranasal schwannomas are rare lesions, specially when they present with an intracranial extension. The fifth case in the medical literature of a naso-ethmoid schwannoma with extension into the anterior cranial fossa is presented. The magnetic resonance findings and the details of the combined intracranial / transfacial operative approach used are described. The possible origin and the clinical characteristics of this rare lesion are reviewed.
Siqueira
M G
MG
Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. mgsiqueira@uol.com.br
Jennings
E
E
Moraes
O J
OJ
Santos
M T
MT
Zanon
N
N
Mattos
B J
BJ
Belmonte Netto
L
L
D000328:Adult; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery