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[Nasosinusal schwannoma]
Manuel Rodríguez-Paradinas1, Teresa Rivera
1Servicio ORL, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España. manrodpar@hotmail.com
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola
|October 24, 2009
Abstract:
Schwannomas are tumours which grow from the most external layer of the peripheral nerves. They can appear in any part of the human anatomy, but are especially common in the head and neck region. Within this area, the most frequent location is the VIII cranial nerve (80%). Treatment is surgical.
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