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Neurofibroma of the vagus nerve in the head and neck: A case report

✍ Scribed by Dr. Johan F. E. Peetermans; Dr. Paul H. Van de Heyning; Dr. Paul M. Parizel; Dr. Jean J. Martin; Dr. Glen E. J. Forton; Dr. Rudolphe G. M. Vanmaele; Dr. Hélène H. D. Valcke; Dr. Jean F. E. Marquet; Dr. Arthur M. A. De Schepper

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
931 KB
Volume
13
Category
Article
ISSN
1043-3074

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✦ Synopsis

A case of a tumor of the vagus nerve, showing typical features of a neurofibroma, is presented. The natural history is reviewed, and several technical investigations, with particular reference to the contributions of magnetic resonance imaging and immunohistochemical techniques in the differential diagnosis, are dis-CUSS&. HEAD & NECK 1991; 1356-61 A neurofibroma of the tenth cranial nerve is a tumor of the nerve sheath. It is postulated that this tumor originates from perineural cells, in contrast with schwannomas, which originate from Schwann cells.' The neurofibroma of the vagus nerve may occur in 6 different anatomical From the Departments of E.N.T. Head and Neck Surgery (Drs. Peetermans, Van de Heyning, Forton, Valcke, and Marquet), Radiology (Drs.

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