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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 169-171 |
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A case of trigeminal schwannoma presenting as a parasellar mass
Abdulrahman H Al Anazi1, Ahmed T Hendam1, Areej M Al-Nemer2, Feras A Al Anazi1
1 Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Pathology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
2 King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Abdulrahman H Al Anazi
King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, PO Box 40010, Al Khobar 31952
Saudi Arabia
 DOI: 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_120_16 
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Schwannoma's of considerable size arising from the trigeminal nerve are very rare. Here, a case of a large right-sided parasellar mass diagnosed as a trigeminal schwannoma is reported. Complete resection of the tumor was successfully achieved. The patient had an excellent postoperative course.
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