A Case of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Hypoglossal Nerve after Stereotactic Radiosurgery Treatment

Abstract Objectives Hypoglossal schwannomas are rare. Surgical resection has been the standard treatment modality. Radiosurgery has been increasingly used for treatment. Radiation-associated secondary malignancy/malignant transformation has not been documented in the literature for the...

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Main Authors: Tong Yang, Gordana Juric-Sekhar, Donald Born, Laligam N. Sekhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0033-1358797