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Case Report

Is primary optic nerve sheath schwannoma a misnomer? Report of two cases and literature review

Mohsen Bahmani KashkouliEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Parya AbdolalizadehEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Samira JafariEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Sahab ShahrzadEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Nasser KarimiEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
Pages 419-423 | Received 25 Aug 2018, Accepted 02 Nov 2018, Published online: 16 Nov 2018

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