Primary eosinophilic granuloma of the oculomotor nerve. Case report.
The authors report the occurrence of primary eosinophilic granuloma of the oculomotor nerve without osseous involvement in a 68-year-old man. Histopathological and neuroradiological findings are discussed. This case demonstrates that eosinophilic granuloma should be included in the differential diagnosis of tumor in which cranial nerves are involved.
Hardenack
M
M
Department of Neurosurgery, Ruhr University Bochum, Langendreer, Germany.
Völker
A
A
Schröder
J M
JM
Gilsbach
J M
JM
Harders
A G
AG
D000368:Aged; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000473:pathology*