Intracranial Schwannomas

Clinical Reasoning: A 40-Year-Old Woman With Scapular Winging and Dysphonia

“…Neurofibromas typically develop in skin as nodular or polypoid lesions 9 . Schwannomas most commonly affect the vestibulocochlear nerve followed by the trigeminal nerve 10 . Schwannomas can be distinguished from other primary intracranial tumors by certain radiological features.…”

“…9 Schwannomas most commonly affect the vestibulocochlear nerve followed by the trigeminal nerve. 10 Schwannomas can be distinguished from other primary intracranial tumors by certain radiologic features. In this case, the jugular foramen mass demonstrated a dumbbell shape and prominent diffuse contrast enhancement, which are typical nerve sheath tumor radiologic features.…”