title: Sporadic malignant nerve sheath tumour of the oculomotor nerve.
abstract: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNST) are exceedingly rare in an intracranial location. In this report clinical and pathological evidence for the diagnosis of a MPNST arising from of the oclumotor nerve is presented. To our knowledge this is the first such case reported in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. t.santarius@ntlworld.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Santarius
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Chia
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Xuereb
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Kirollos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008866:Microsurgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016634:Radiosurgery; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor