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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neurol Surg Rep 2017; 78(02): e68-e70
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598115
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the C2 Nerve Root: Case Report

Joshua D. Burks
1   Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Robert G. Briggs
1   Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Chad A. Glenn
1   Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
John C. Greenert
2   Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Cordell M. Baker
1   Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Keren Bartal
3   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Greg A. Krempl
3   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Michael E. Sughrue
1   Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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19 August 2016

21 December 2016

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13 April 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Here we present the case of a 36-year-old man who was found to have a symptomatic malignant neural sheath tumor growing from the C2 nerve root following a period of progressively worsening headaches. The patient was successfully treated with surgical resection resulting in resolution of cranial nerve deficits. Though uncommon, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor must be considered in the differential diagnosis of tumors involving the cervical nerve roots and carotid space.

Keywords

malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor - skull base - cervical nerve root
 

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