Orbital Schwannoma: Case Report and Review
| Autor: | Ricardo Lourenço Caramanti, Mário José Goes, Feres Chaddad, Lucas Crociati Meguins, Dionei Freitas de Moraes, Raysa Moreira Aprígio, Sérgio Ivo Calzolari, Carlos Eduardo Rocha, Sebastião Carlos da Silva Jr. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Brazilian Neurosurgery, Vol 38, Iss 03, Pp 199-202 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0103-5355 2359-5922 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0039-1693683 |
| Popis: | Orbital schwannomas are rare, presenting a rate of incidence between 1 and 5% of all orbital lesions. Their most common clinical symptoms are promoted by mass effect, such as orbital pain and proptosis. The best complementary exam is the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which shows low signal in T1, high signal in T2, and heterogeneous contrast enhancement. The treatment of choice is surgical, with adjuvant radiotherapy if complete resection is not possible. We report the case of a 24-year-old male patient with orbital pain and proptosis, without previous history of disease. The MRI showed a superior orbital lesion compatible with schwannoma, which was confirmed by biopsy after complete resection using a fronto-orbital approach. |
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