Jugular foramen neurilemmoma mimicking an intra-axial brainstem tumor: a case report.
10.3346/jkms.1996.11.3.282
- Author:
Young Bae LEE
1
;
Seung Hyun KIM
;
Hee Tae KIM
;
Ju Han KIM
;
Myung Ho KIM
;
Yong KO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Jugular foramen;
Neurilemmoma;
Schwannoma
- MeSH:
Brain Neoplasms/*diagnosis;
*Brain Stem;
Case Report;
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms/*diagnosis;
Female;
Human;
Middle Age;
Neurilemmoma/*diagnosis
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
1996;11(3):282-284
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Jugular foramen neurilemmoma is frequently manifested as a jugular foramen syndrome or extraaxial mass. Neurilemmoma arising from the cranial nerves of the foramen, although rare, may be manifestated as an intracranial or extracranial mass lesion. When the tumor is located only in the intracranium, it is often misdiagnosed as an acoustic neurinoma or a brainstem tumor because of their similarity in clinical or radiological findings. We present a rare case of jugular foramen neurilemmoma with only intracranial extension with clinical and radiologic features of an intra-axial brainstem tumor.
