title: Cystic intraventricular schwannoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Intraventricular schwannoma is an exceedingly rare tumour with only 6 cases described in the literature. One case of a cystic intraventricular schwannoma operated on at our Institution is analyzed and the other cases reported in the literature are reviewed. Complete removal was achieved and no recurrence was noted after a follow-up period of 10 years. Intraventricular schwannomas are rare tumours that are amenable to complete surgical removal, having a good prognosis without the need of adjuvant therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Coimbra's University Hospitals (HUC), Portugal.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rebelo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*