Malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor mimicking jugular foramen schwannoma: A case report and literature review

Malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor mimicking jugular foramen schwannoma: A case report and literature review

Background: Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) of the skull base are extremely rare. Here we report the first description of a malignant PEComa mimicking jugular foramen schwannoma and presenting as Collet-Sicard syndrome, and we review the previous literature on PEComas of the head, nec...

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Main Authors: Noritaka Komune, Shogo Masuda, Ryuji Yasumatsu, Takahiro Hongo, Rina Jiromaru, Satoshi Matsuo, Osamu Akiyama, Nana Tsuchihashi, Nozomu Matsumoto, Hidetaka Yamamoto, Takashi Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Oncology
Surgery
Cancer surgery
Neurosurgery
Ear-Nose-Throat
Jugular foramen
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020300451

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