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  • Title: Isolated intraorbital schwannoma arising from the abducens nerve.
    Author: Irace C, Davì G, Corona C, Candino M, Usai S, Gambacorta M.
    Journal: Acta Neurochir (Wien); 2008 Nov; 150(11):1209-10. PubMed ID: 18941708.
    Abstract:
    CASE REPORT: A case of isolated schwannoma of the orbit, arising from the terminal branches of the abducens nerve to the lateral rectus muscle, is reported. The patient presented with a painless proptosis of the left eye. DISCUSSION: Preoperative diagnosis of benign intraorbital neoplasm was made by means of CT and MR scans; the mass was radically excised through a microsurgical lateral orbitotomy and the pathological examination revealed a schwannoma. Features of orbital schwannoma are described, together with some details concerning the surgical strategy and the history of the evolution of the lateral orbitotomy.
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