Temporal fossa intra-extracranial dumbbell schwannoma

Abstract

Intra-extracranial schwannomas arising unrelated to major cranial nerves are exceedingly rare neoplasms. We report the case of a 23-year-old male who presented with a 9 month history of progressive temporal swelling which was excised and found histologically to be a schwannoma. A succinct review of the relevant literature is presented.

Key words:

• Schwannoma
• intracranial
• temporal lobe
• S100

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.