Vestibular Schwannoma with Malignant Transformation: A Case Report
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Vestibular schwannoma with malignant transformation: a case report.
We describe a rare case of malignant transformation in a vestibular schwannoma in a 33-yr-old woman. She presented herself with headache, tinnitus, and hearing loss and underwent posterior fossa explorations three times during the short period of 3 months. The clinicopathological features of the original tumor were typical of benign vestibular schwannoma. Despite a complete microsurgical excisi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.6.817