Naso-ethmoid schwannoma with intracranial extension: case report
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Naso-ethmoid schwannoma with intracranial extension: case report.
Intranasal schwannomas are rare lesions, specially when they present with an intracranial extension. The fifth case in the medical literature of a naso-ethmoid schwannoma with extension into the anterior cranial fossa is presented. The magnetic resonance findings and the details of the combined intracranial / transfacial operative approach used are described. The possible origin and the clinica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2001000300021