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Primary Culture of Human Vestibular Schwannomas
Published on: July 20, 2014
[Spinal root of accessory nerve shwannoma: about a new case]
M Bouaziz1, S Derdour, O Laouar
1Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital Ibn Rochd, CHU d'Annaba, 2, rue de Strasbourg, 23000 Annaba, Algérie. mbouaziz@hotmail.com
Background:
The accessory nerve schwannoma localized in spinal canal is extremely rare; only nine cases have been reported in the literature until now. We report a new case of schwannoma at the spinal root of accessory nerve.
Observation:
A young woman aged 30 had a high cervical spinal cord compression with respiratory problems. At admission, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a tumor compressing the spinal cord at C2 to the foramen magnum. The tumor was removed successfully and its origin from the left accessory nerve was confirmed peroperatively.
Conclusion:
Although schwannoma of the accessory nerve is exceptional, this entity should be considered as a differential diagnosis with the other tumors of the foramen magnum.
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