Glossopharyngeal schwannoma : a case report and review of literature.
We report a rare case of glossopharyngeal schwannoma whose clinical presentation and the radiological work up suggested an acoustic schwannoma. The diagnosis was made at surgery, once attachment to ninth cranial nerve was seen. The clinical presentation, radiological features and surgical findings of the glossopharyngeal schwannoma are presented along with the review of literature.
Department of Neurosurgery, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, 110002, India.
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Singh
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Tatke
D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve; D020435:Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis*