title: Primary eosinophilic granuloma of the oculomotor nerve. Case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ruhr University Bochum, Langendreer, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hardenack
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Völker
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gilsbach
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Harders
mesh_terms: 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*