Large pure intracranial vagal schwannoma.
We report a patient with a large, pure intracranial vagal schwannoma, compressing the medulla who presented with essential hypertension. Based on this and on previous cases, we suggest that a differentiation of pure intracranial schwannomas (subtype A1) from intracranial schwannomas with some extension in the jugular foramen (type A) should be used.
Gazzeri
Roberto
R
Department of Neurosurgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Via Amba Aradam 00100, Rome, Italy. robertogazzeri@gmail.com
Galarza
Marcelo
M
Costanzo
De Bonis
de B
Carotenuto
Vincenzo
V
D'Angelo
Vincenzo
V
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D020421:Vagus Nerve Diseases