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Cystic Schwannoma of the Brainstem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Denis Ladouceur ,
Denis Bergeron ,
Jacques B. Lamarche  and
Lucie Lamontagne
Denis Ladouceur*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
Denis Bergeron*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
Jacques B. Lamarche*
Affiliation:
the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
Lucie Lamontagne
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
*
Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4
Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4
Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4
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A rare case of cystic schwannoma occurring in the brainstem in the absence of von Recklinghausen's disease is reported. This appears to be the first case in the literature of a cystic schawnnoma ever described in this location. While the exact origin of this tumor in this unusual location remains uncertain, different hypotheses are discussed and the possible origin of this tumor from perivascular elements in the brainstem is seriously considered.

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Original Articles
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , August 1989 , pp. 357 - 360
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1989

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