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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2002;32(5): 485-487. |
| Olfactory Groove Schwannoma: Case Report. |
| Seung Hwan Yang, Shi Hun Song, Seon Hwan Kim, Youn Kim |
| Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. song123@cnu.ac.kr |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The authors present a case of olfactory groove schwannomas in a 55-years old man presented with headache. Physical and neurological examination was normal. Olfactory and visual function were also preserved. Magnetic resonance(MR) imaging of brain showed a 5cm-size round well enhanced mass in the right olfactory groove. The patient underwent bifrontal craniotomy for the mass removal. Postoperatively, patient has no neurological deficit and no specific complication.
Follow-up MR imaging two months later showed no residual mass. Histopathological diagnosis was schwannoma. |
| Key Words:
Schwannoma; Olfactory groove |
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