Hourglass cystic schwannoma of the trochlear nerve

Acta Biomed. 2010 Sep;81(2):147-50.

Abstract

Cranial nerves' schwannomas most commonly arise from the vestibular nerve. Involvement of other cranial nerves, in absence of neurofibromatosis, is extremely rare. A case of a pathology proven trochlear nerve schwannoma, with internal cystic components, in a patient with isolated right superior oblique muscle palsy, is described. Only 67 cases of such entity have been previously reported in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurilemmoma / pathology*
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Trochlear Nerve / pathology*
  • Trochlear Nerve / surgery