title: Tentorial schwannoma: a case report.
abstract: A rare case of tentorial schwannoma in a 29-year-old male is described. The schwannoma was located within the leaves of the tentorium. MRI showed a wedge-shaped enhancing tumour. Exact nerve of origin of the tumour could not be identified. We speculate that the tumour arose from the tentorial branch of the trigeminal nerve. The literature concerning intracranial schwannoma unrelated to a major cranial nerve is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology and Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Medical School, 1-5-7 Asahimachi Abeno-ku Osaka 545 8585 Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology