Endoscopic excision of a supraorbital schwannoma.
Patients with neurofibromatosis 1 frequently require multiple tumor excisions over the course of many years. Minimally invasive techniques of excision offer promise in reducing morbidity and scarring in a group of patients with well-circumscribed benign tumors in aesthetically sensitive areas. The safety and efficacy of endoscopic approaches to a variety of conditions affecting the craniofacial frontal region are well established. This report describes the endoscopic excision of a benign supraorbital nerve schwannoma in a 5-year-old girl.
Boustred
A Mark
AM
Department of Plastic Surgery and Ophthalmology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA. mboustred@psu.edu
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009882:Ophthalmic Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures