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  • Title: [Spinal root of accessory nerve shwannoma: about a new case].
    Author: Bouaziz M, Derdour S, Laouar O, Lankar A.
    Journal: Neurochirurgie; 2012 Aug; 58(4):258-62. PubMed ID: 22622236.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The accessory nerve schwannoma localized in spinal canal is extremely rare; only nine cases have been reported in the literature until now. We report a new case of schwannoma at the spinal root of accessory nerve. OBSERVATION: A young woman aged 30 had a high cervical spinal cord compression with respiratory problems. At admission, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a tumor compressing the spinal cord at C2 to the foramen magnum. The tumor was removed successfully and its origin from the left accessory nerve was confirmed peroperatively. CONCLUSION: Although schwannoma of the accessory nerve is exceptional, this entity should be considered as a differential diagnosis with the other tumors of the foramen magnum.
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