A rare type of tumor: orbital schwannoma

Schwannomas arise in the cells responsible for the mielinating the neurons distal to the Obersteiner-Redlich zone. Most of the intracranian Schwannomas are in the posterior fossa, developed from the VIIIth or Vth nerve stheath. The location on other cranian nerves is quite rare, only 6% of the orbi...

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Main Authors: R. M. Gorgan, Angela Neacsu, Silvia Mara Baez Rodriguez, G. Popescu, Catioara Cristescu, A. Giovani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/872