Microcystic/Reticular Schwannoma of the Frontal Lobe: An Unusual Occurrence

Lauren Pearson; Erinc Akture; Julien Wonderlick; Gregory Fuller; Maryam Zenali

doi:10.1155/2017/4728585

Case Reports in Pathology (Jan 2017)

Microcystic/Reticular Schwannoma of the Frontal Lobe: An Unusual Occurrence

Lauren Pearson,
Erinc Akture,
Julien Wonderlick,
Gregory Fuller,
Maryam Zenali

Affiliations

Lauren Pearson: Department of Pathology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
Erinc Akture: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
Julien Wonderlick: Department of Radiology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
Gregory Fuller: Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Maryam Zenali: Department of Pathology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4728585
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2017

Abstract

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Schwannoma is a benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor that typically involves cranial nerves of the head and neck region. Intraparenchymal occurrence of this tumor is uncommon. Even rarer in this site is the microcystic/reticular pattern of schwannoma. This histologic variant, first described in 2008, has a predilection for visceral organs. Herein, we report the first case of microcystic/reticular schwannoma of the frontal lobe.

Published in Case Reports in Pathology

ISSN: 2090-6781 (Print); 2090-679X (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pathology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1479

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