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Case Reports
. 1987 Dec;67(6):928-30.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1987.67.6.0928.

Cystic schwannoma of the trochlear nerve mimicking a brain-stem tumor. Case report

P D Garen  1 , C G Harper, C Teo, I H Johnston
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Case Reports

Cystic schwannoma of the trochlear nerve mimicking a brain-stem tumor. Case report

P D Garen et al. J Neurosurg. 1987 Dec.

Abstract

A case is reported of a rare cystic schwannoma of the fourth cranial nerve which was interpreted as a probable intrinsic brain-stem lesion. The clinical approach to brain-stem tumors in terms of empirical treatment or surgical biopsy is discussed.

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