Brainstem intraparenchymal schwannoma with genetic analysis: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Schwannomas are neoplasms that typically arise from the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves and rarely originate within the brain parenchyma. Some case reports present schwannomas arising from the brainstem, but regrowth of the tumor and the efficacy of postoperative irradiation h...

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Main Authors: Daiichiro Ishigami, Satoru Miyawaki, Hirofumi Nakatomi, Shunsaku Takayanagi, Yu Teranishi, Kenta Ohara, Hiroki Hongo, Shogo Dofuku, Taichi Kin, Hiroyuki Abe, Jun Mitsui, Daisuke Komura, Hiroto Katoh, Shumpei Ishikawa, Nobuhito Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12920-021-01049-z