Auditory Nerve Tumours

Intrathoracic vagus nerve tumours.

Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours in Cattle

Samples of morbid bovine tissues obtained from slaughterhouse were submitted to histopathological examination. Neoplastic growth within the peripheral nerves was observed microscopically, with the presence of Antoni A and Antoni B patterns, and sporadically Verocay bodies. Additionally, immunohistochemical examination of the sections revealed positive reaction to vimentine, neuron specific enol...

Peripheral nerve tumours--diagnostic and therapeutical basics.

In this review of international literature, we have described recent opinions on diagnostics and therapy of peripheral nerve tumours. We have emphasised the use of differential diagnostics on certain stages of therapeutic procedures. The importance of proper surgical technique choice and its influence on final results have been especially underlined. Other important factors influencing final th...

Peripheral nerve tumours in own material.

Peripheral nerve tumours are rather rare soft tissue tumours. In the present article, results of surgical treatment of the peripheral nerve tumours have been presented. Clinical material consisted of 34 patients (16 females aged 19-55 years and 18 males aged 17- 75 years). The following surgical procedures were performed: excision of the tumour without damaging the structure of fascicles - 6 ca...

Solitary tumours of peripheral nerve trunks.

Primary solitary tumours of the peripheral nerve trunks are relatively infrequent. Three such tumours have been treated at Hammersmith Hospital during the last four years, but a search of the hospital records for the period 1939-1950 has not shown any similar cases. (Solitary tumours of the auditory nerve and spinal nerve roots are not included in this report.) In these three patients the tumou...