Abstract
This case represents the youngest patient recorded with a jugular foramen schwannoma and the first report of the classic ‘dumb-bell’ configuration of this tumor in a child. The case illustrates the importance of excluding an intracranial component when these tumors present as a swelling in the neck.
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Shearman, C.P., Pearman, K. & Hockley, A.D. Dumb-bell schwannoma of the jugular foramen. Child's Nerv Syst 2, 52–53 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00274037
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