[Schwannoma of the olfactory groove]

Neurologia. 2000 Nov;15(9):404-5.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Solitary schwannomas arising from the olfatory groove are extremely rare. Only 15 other cases have been reported so far. A case of olfatory groove schwannoma in a 19-year-old man with seizures and without neurological deficits is described. CT scan and MRI showed a tumour in the left frontobasal region. Left frontal craniotomy and excision of the tumour revealed a tumour in the region of the olfatory groove attached to the cribiform plate. The pathology, origin, and clinical characteristics of olfatory groove schwannomas are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Ethmoid Bone*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Olfactory Pathways
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed