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Cellular schwannomas rarely involve the cranial nerves, being more common in the spinal and peripheral nerves. A rare case of cellular schwannoma involving the gasserian ganglion, a hitherto unreported site, that extended infratentorially to present as a cerebellopontine angle tumor is reported. It is important to recognize that cellular schwannomas can histologically mimic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors because of their high cellularity and mitotic activity, but they are relatively benign tumors with a tendency to recur but not metastasize.
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Koyye, R.T., Mahadevan, A., Santosh, V. et al. A rare case of cellular schwannoma involving the trigeminal ganglion. Brain Tumor Pathol 20, 79–83 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02483451
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