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- Title
Primary intraocular ancient schwannoma: A case report and review of the literature.
- Authors
Mortuza, Shaikh; Esmaeli, Bita; Bell, Diana
- Abstract
Background Schwannomas comprise 8% to 10% of all primary intracranial tumors. Primary intraorbital schwannomas are rare, accounting for 1% to 2% of all intracranial tumors. Schwannomas arise from Schwann cells in the myelin sheaths of sensory and cranial nerves. Methods We present the case of a 56-year-old white man blind since 1970 who presented to an outside hospital for a painful right eye. Physicians identified no clinical or radiologic features of neurofibromatosis. Results The patient underwent enucleation; the final pathologic diagnosis was ancient schwannoma. Conclusion We describe herein a case of intrascleral schwannoma with ancient changes arising within the globe of the right eye occupying the subretinal space and completely replacing the vitreous body. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 36: E36-E38, 2014
- Subjects
ESOPHAGEAL cancer; ONCOLOGY; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PHAKOMATOSES
- Publication
Head & Neck, 2014, Vol 36, Issue 4, pE36
- ISSN
1043-3074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hed.23329