Intraventricular schwannoma in a 15-year-old adolescent: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Schwannomas are benign tumors that originate from the myelin-forming Schwann cells of peripheral nerves or at the Obersteiner-Redlich zone of the vestibular division of the eighth cranial nerve. Intraventricular schwannomas are rare, particularly among children.


CONCLUSIONS
This case report illustrates a right occipital horn schwannoma in a 15-year-old adolescent boy who was successfully treated with surgical resection and discusses the possible origins of the tumor in this unique location.
Benedict
William J
WJ
Department of Neurological Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
Brown
Henry G
HG
Sivarajan
Ganesh
G
Prabhu
Vikram C
VC
D000293:Adolescent; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*