title: Solitary fibrous tumour of the vagus nerve.
abstract: We describe the complete removal of a foramen magnum solitary fibrous tumour in a 36-year-old woman. It originated on a caudal vagus nerve rootlet, classically described as the 'cranial' accessory nerve root. This ninth case of immunohistologically confirmed cranial or spinal nerve SFT is the first of the vagus nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Clinique de l'Union , Boulevard de Ratalens, 31240 St-Jean , France. martin.scholsem@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scholsem
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scholtes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009380:Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D054364:Solitary Fibrous Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology*