title: Mixed tumour of schwannoma and meningioma in a patient with neurofibromatosis-2 : a case report.
abstract: The co-existence of schwannoma and meningioma as a mixed intracranial tumour is uncommon and so far only eight cases have been published in the literature. Because of rarity, we report a unique case of mixed tumour having schwann cell and meningeal components, in a patient with neurofibromatosis type -2 (NF-2). The possible mechanisms for the occurrence of these mixed tumours are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum - 695011, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elizabeth
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D018193:Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000150:complications*