Coexisting schwannoma and meningioma simulating a single cerebellopontine angle lesion: Case report and review of the literature
Cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors are relatively common (around 6-10%) intracranial tumors. The most common types of CPA tumors are schwannomas and meningiomas, representing together up to 90% of all CPA tumors. Concurrent occurrence of these two tumor types together at the CPA remains a rare even...
Main Authors: | Charbel Moussalem, Zaki Abou-Mrad, Mohamad El Houcheimy, Ali Amine, Shadi Bsat, Safwan O. Alomari, Abeer Tabbarah, Houssein Darwish |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921000815 |
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