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A case of malignant tumour of the jugular foramen in a young infant

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Malignant tumours of jugular foramen are very rare in infants. To our knowledge there have been no earlier reports. The case of an infant who had a malignant schwannoma in the region of the jugular foramen is now reported. The difficulties of identifying a particular nerve as the origin of such a tumour are also indicated.

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  1. 26, II Main Road, C. I. T. Colony, Mylapore, Madras-600 004, India e-mail: chidunur@md2.vsnl.net.in Tel.: +91-44-49 92 970 or 49 91 032 Fax: +91-44-49 71 072, , , , , , IN

    Chidambaram Balasubramaniam

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Received: 25 June 1997

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Balasubramaniam, C. A case of malignant tumour of the jugular foramen in a young infant. Child's Nerv Syst 15, 347–350 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810050409

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