title: Intraconal optic sheath schwannoma: report of two cases.
abstract: Optic sheath schwannoma is extremely rare. We discuss two cases of intraorbital intraconal optic sheath schwannoma. Vision significantly improved in both patients following the surgery. We have briefly described the surgical technique & discussed the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College , Mumbai , India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahore
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neurosurgery , Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre , Mumbai , India.
authors.forename: Raghvendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramdasi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College , Mumbai , India.
authors.forename: Aadil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chagla
authors.affiliation: c Department of Pathology , Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre , Mumbai , India.
authors.forename: Vishakha
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tikeykar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Optic nerve sheath; neurilemmoma; orbital tumour; schwannoma