title: 3D MRI of oculomotor nerve schwannoma in the prepontine cistern: a case report.
abstract: Oculomotor nerve schwannoma is an extremely rare tumor. Only less than 40 cases have been reported in the literature. We report the case of a small oculomotor nerve schwannoma arising from the prepontine cistern in a 30-year-old man with a long-time ophthalmoplegic migraine. The spatial relationship of the tumor, oculomotor nerve, and surrounding arteries was clearly demonstrated by using three three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging sequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chinese Navy General Hospital of PLA, Fucheng Road, Beijing 100037, China. Electronic address: wangqingjun77@163.com.
authors.forename: Qing-jun
authors.initials: QJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ying-ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Wen-ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: 3D Imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Oculomotor nerve; Schwannoma