title: Neurinoma of the oculomotor nerve.
abstract: A rare case of neurinoma of cranial nerve III is described. Preoperative diagnosis of such tumors is difficult because they may be mistaken for brainstem tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Neurosurgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lunardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Missori
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed