title: Pediatric isolated oculomotor nerve schwannoma: a new case report and literature review.
abstract: Isolated schwannoma arising from the oculomotor nerve occurs rarely, and only 12 children with oculomotor nerve schwannoma without neurofibromatosis have been sufficiently documented. This article presents a 3-year-old boy in which a large isolated parasellar oculomotor nerve schwannoma causing parent nerve dysfunction. Complete resection of the tumor was achieved via a right pterion approach, but he developed complete palsy of the third nerve postoperatively, which had an incomplete recovery in 12-month follow-up. We review the pertinent literature about pediatric oculomotor nerve schwannoma and discuss its clinical features and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
authors.forename: Shan-Shan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhao-Jian
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shi-Fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong-Di
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*