A patient with swelling of the eyelid: ancient schwannoma of the supraorbital nerve (2010:6b).
We present a case of swelling of the eyelid and supraorbital anesthesia caused by an intraorbital tumor. The differential diagnosis based on imaging consisted of aneurysmal bone cyst, schwannoma, neurofibroma, dermoid cyst, and cavernous hemangioma. The surgical and pathological diagnosis was an ancient schwannoma of the orbit, a rare entity.
de Jong
Lars
L
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. lars.dejong@uzleuven.be
Demaerel
Philippe
P
Sciot
Raf
R
Van Calenbergh
Frank
F
D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*