title: Schwannoma originating from the infraorbital nerve: a case report.
abstract: A 16-year-old female admitted to otolaryngology outpatient clinic with the complaints of pain and replacement of her left eyeball upwards. Radiological imaging demonstrated a solid mass inferior to the left globe. The anterior wall of the maxilla was thinned and the mass pushed the orbital floor inferiorly. Following subciliary incision, the bone over the mass was removed from the orbital rim and the mass was exposed. The mass originated from the infraorbital nerve. The mass was excised and the orbital rim, malar region and the orbital floor were reconstructed by a titanium mesh. The histopathological report was "schwannoma". Seven cases of schwannomas arising from the infraorbital nerve reported in English literature. In this paper we report a case of infraorbital schwannoma and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. mtezer2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mesut Sabri
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tezer
authors.forename: Muge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Samet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozlugedik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D009915:Orbit / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome