A true malignant schwannoma of the eighth cranial nerve: case report.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2007
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The clinical presentation, pathology, treatment, and outcome of a 43-year-old woman with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising from a benign schwannoma of the eighth cranial nerve are presented.
CLINICAL PRESENTATION: Initially, the tumor was debulked. After finding malignant areas within the benign tumor, it was considered to be a malignant transformation of a previously benign tumor.
INTERVENTION: Aggressive total resection was obtained during a second-stage procedure. Postoperatively, the tumor bed was radiated for palliation.
CONCLUSION: Despite surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, the patient died rapidly as a result of disseminated metastatic disease.
Volume
61
Issue
2
First Page
421
Last Page
422
ISSN
1524-4040
Published In/Presented At
Gonzalez, L. F., Lekovic, G. P., Eschbacher, J., Coons, S., & Spetzler, R. F. (2007). A true malignant schwannoma of the eighth cranial nerve: case report. Neurosurgery, 61(2), E421–E422. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.NEU.0000255517.19709.FC
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
17762727
Department(s)
Department of Surgery Faculty
Document Type
Article