Sixth nerve schwannoma: a case report with literature review.
A 40-year-old woman presented with diplopia and left VI nerve palsy. After investigations, diagnosis of a meningioma in the parasellar-prepontine region was considered. Following angiography and embolization, near-total excision of the tumour attached to abducens nerve was performed. Histological examination was consistent with the diagnosis of schwannoma. This is the thirteenth case report of a schwannoma of cranial nerve VI and the first such case where embolization of feeding tumour vessels was performed.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, India.
Husain
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Chhabra
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Patir
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Bhalla
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Seghal
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D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D004172:Diplopia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods