title: Recurrence of benign orbital neurilemmoma (schwannoma) after 22 years.
abstract: A 34-year-old woman underwent removal of a mass from the apex of her left orbit. Histologically it was shown to be a benign neurilemmoma (schwannoma), similar in structure but dissimilar in density of nuclei and stromal appearance to a tumour removed from the same orbit 22 years previously. No cutaneous stigmata of von Recklinghausen's disease were observed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed