Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (Feb 2008)

A case of intraparenchymal occipital lobe Schwannoma in Shiraz, Southern Iran

  • Mousa Taghipour,
  • Seyed Mohammad Rakei,
  • Forouz Nader,
  • Saeed Saadati

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 34 – 37

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<ul> <li>One case of intraparenchymal Schwannoma of right occipital lobe is presented (first report of occipital lobe Schwannoma). The radiological and pathological features of this rare tumor are discussed, and the current theories for etiology of these intraaxial nerve-sheath tumors are reviewed.</li> <li><strong>KEY WORDS</strong>: Schwannoma, brain neoplasm, occipital lobe.</li> </ul>

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