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We herein present the case of a 60-year-old female with characteristic clinical signs and imaging findings of a right-sided CBP who finally went to surgical treatment. Intraoperatively, the tumor showed an adherent growth to the hypoglossal nerve that had to be partially resected, resulting in a postoperative nerve palsy. Histological examination of the resected tumor revealed the unexpected diagnosis of a hypoglossal nerve schwannoma. 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