Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3062951 Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 2007 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

Intracranial schwannoma not associated with the cranial nerves is rare. It is also an intriguing neoplasm since the Schwann cell is not native to the central nervous system. To date only four cases of intracranial schwannoma arising from the tentorium have been reported. We present a 49-year-old woman who harboured a schwannoma with a tentorial attachment in the right cerebellopontine angle and describe the relevant clinical, radiological and pathological findings. In addition, we briefly review the main hypotheses for the origin of this neoplasm and highlight its resemblance to meningioma and inclusion as a differential diagnosis.

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