title: Cystic schwannoma of eyelid in an Indian male: a rare presentation.
abstract: Eyelid schwannoma (neurilemmomas) is an extremely rare, benign neoplasm. A case of Cystic Schwannoma in eyelid of a young adult is reported. A 19-year-old male presented with a firm-nodular painless lesion, 3.5 cms in diameter, located on the left lower eyelid for the last 2 years. The lesion was surgically excised. Histopathological diagnosis of cystic schwannoma was made. Immunohistochemistry revealed strong S-100 positivity indicative of Schwann cell origin. No recurrance was seen after a follow up of 1 year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Subharti Institute of Medical Sciences, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Sanjiv
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kulshrestha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor