An unusual trigeminal neurinoma.
We report a large trigeminal neurinoma in an 18-month-old child involving the Gasserian ganglion and all three divisions in a plexiform pattern. The tumour in the ophthalmic division extended all the way to the supraorbital nerve. The child presented with proptosis which had been observed since she was 4 months of age. There was a family history of neurofibromatosis.
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Department of Neurosurgery, KEM Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India.
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D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*