Orbital Cystic Schwannoma Originating from the Frontal Nerve
Joint Authors
Hayashi, Yutaka
Hayashi, Yasuhiko
Watanabe, Takuya
Takahira, Masayuki
Hamada, Jun-ichiro
Kita, Daisuke
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Schwannomas of the orbit are very rare benign neoplasms.
Intraorbital cystic schwannomas originating from the frontal nerve are even rarer, with only 1 case reported to date.
This is most likely due to the fact that, in most cases, the origin of the orbital schwannoma cannot be identified intraoperatively.
The nerve origin is usually speculated from histological examination of the specimen and the postoperative neurological deficits of the patient.
Here, we present the case of a 65-year-old woman with a one-month history of exophthalmos, whose orbital cystic lesion was completely removed by microsurgical transcranial operation.
Intraoperatively, the continuity between the tumor and frontal nerve was seen macroscopically, leading us to confirm the frontal nerve as an origin of the tumor, which was consistent with the postoperative neurological findings.
The diagnosis of the tumor was established as schwannoma from the histological examination.
As a differential diagnosis of the orbital cystic lesions, the possibility of schwannomas should be kept in mind.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hayashi, Yasuhiko& Watanabe, Takuya& Kita, Daisuke& Hayashi, Yutaka& Takahira, Masayuki& Hamada, Jun-ichiro. 2012. Orbital Cystic Schwannoma Originating from the Frontal Nerve. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hayashi, Yasuhiko…[et al.]. Orbital Cystic Schwannoma Originating from the Frontal Nerve. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hayashi, Yasuhiko& Watanabe, Takuya& Kita, Daisuke& Hayashi, Yutaka& Takahira, Masayuki& Hamada, Jun-ichiro. Orbital Cystic Schwannoma Originating from the Frontal Nerve. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484406
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-484406