The Olfactory Groove Schwannoma Attached to the Cribriform Plate: A Case Report.
10.14791/btrt.2015.3.1.56
- Author:
Deok Young KIM
1
;
Pyeong Ho YOON
;
Jeong Hae KIE
;
Kook Hee YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. khyang@nhimc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neurilemmoma;
Prefrontal cortex;
Ethmoid bone
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Ethmoid Bone*;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Headache;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Neurilemmoma*;
Prefrontal Cortex;
Recurrence;
Skull Base
- From:Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
2015;3(1):56-59
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The olfactory groove schwannoma is a quite rare tumor. We report a case of a 49-year-old woman with an olfactory groove schwannoma attached to the cribriform plate without olfactory dysfunction. She had no specific neurological symptoms other than a headache, and resection of the tumor showed it to be a schwannoma. About 19 months after the operation, a follow-up MRI showed no evidence of tumor recurrence. Surgical resection through subfrontal approach could be one of the curative modality in managing an olfactory groove schwannoma. An olfactory groove schwannoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of anterior skull base tumors.
