China Oncology, Volume. 35, Issue 7, 695(2025)

Preoperative differentiation of vagal nerve cervical schwannomas from sympathetic chain cervical schwannomas based on diagnosis score and vascular displacement nomogram

XIANG Shiyu1, LI Qiao1, SHEN Changqing1, GU Yajia1, and WU Bin1,2,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Radiology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
  • 2Department of Radiology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Shanghai 201315, China
  • 3Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai 201321, China
  • 4Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Proton and Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy, Shanghai 201321, China
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    XIANG Shiyu, LI Qiao, SHEN Changqing, GU Yajia, WU Bin. Preoperative differentiation of vagal nerve cervical schwannomas from sympathetic chain cervical schwannomas based on diagnosis score and vascular displacement nomogram[J]. China Oncology, 2025, 35(7): 695

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    Received: Mar. 26, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 22, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: WU Bin (13918277348@163.com)

    DOI:10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2025.07.008

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