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Schwannomatosis: the overlooked neurofibromatosis?
AJR. American journal of roentgenology - 1 Jun 2013
Koontz Nicholas A, Wiens Andrea L, Agarwal Atul, Hingtgen Cynthia M, Emerson Robert E, Mosier Kristine M
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OBJECTIVE: Schwannomas are typically benign tumors that occur sporadically, in neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), or in an entity called "schwannomatosis." Schwannomatosis patients develop multiple schwannomas without involvement of the vestibular apparatus. Geneticists, neurologists, and pathologists have recognized that schwannomatosis is distinct from NF2, but schwannomatosis remains unfamiliar to many...
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