BRACHIAL PLEXUS DEVELOPED FROM SCHWANNOMA: A CASE REPORTABSTRACT

Number: 4 December 1, 2014
  • Serkan Yılmaz
  • M. Furkan Sökmen
  • Cem Özer
  • E. Tuba Canpolat
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BRACHIAL PLEXUS DEVELOPED FROM SCHWANNOMA: A CASE REPORTABSTRACT

Abstract

Schwannomas are described as neurogenic tumors arising from Schwann cells surrounding peripheral nerves. 25-45% of extracranial schwannomas occur in the head and neck. In this article, a rare case of a schwannoma origi- nating from the brachial plexus in the neck is presented

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Turkish

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Serkan Yılmaz

M. Furkan Sökmen

Cem Özer

E. Tuba Canpolat

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December 1, 2014

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Year 1970 Number: 4

EndNote
Yılmaz S, Sökmen MF, Özer C, Canpolat ET (December 1, 2014) Brakiyal Pleksusdan Gelişen Schwannoma: Olgu Sunumu. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 4 303–305.