Turkish Neurosurgery
2004 , Vol 14 , Num 3-4
1Department of Neurosurgery and Pathology
2Ministry of Health Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Intracranial schwannomas most frequently arise from the vestibular portion of the VIIIth cranial nerve. Schwannomas arising from other cranial nerves are rare. Subfrontal schwannoma is extremely rare. We report a case of a subfrontal schwannoma and review the related literature. Keywords : Schwannoma, subfrontal tumour
Corresponding author : Yavuz Erdem
2Ministry of Health Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Intracranial schwannomas most frequently arise from the vestibular portion of the VIIIth cranial nerve. Schwannomas arising from other cranial nerves are rare. Subfrontal schwannoma is extremely rare. We report a case of a subfrontal schwannoma and review the related literature. Keywords : Schwannoma, subfrontal tumour