A Case of Orbital Neurilemmoma.
- Author:
Woon Kyu BAIK
1
;
Dong Gi LEE
;
Sang Min KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Female;
Humans;
Neurilemmoma*;
Orbit*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1980;21(4):621-623
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neurilemmoma (Schwannoma) is a extremely rare benign tumor which origin is thought to be of nerve sheath of peripheral, cranial and sympathetic nerve. Here we report a case of orbital neurilemmoma which has grown more than two years in the female patient of thirty years old. She visited to our hospital because of decreased visual acuity and protrusion of the right eyeball. Surgery of the orbit revealed a wall-nut sized, well encapsulated, gray colored, egg-shaped tumor which was confirmed by biopsy.
