scholarly journals Pediatric Infraorbital Nerve Schwannoma: A Rare Clinical Entity

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-75
Author(s):  
GA Raviraj ◽  
Thomas Rony ◽  
GA Dhanraj ◽  
Vishal US Rao

ABSTRACT This report elaborates a rare case of infraorbital nerve Schwannoma in an 8-year-old boy who presented with the recurrent progressively increasing swelling over the right cheek following initial treatment. The mass was excised surgically via a facial approach. Infraorbital nerve sheath tumors occurring in the pediatric age are rare and can be often mistaken for infectious causes in this age group. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment in these tumors. Early diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment can serve to minimize the treatment related morbidity arising from multiple interventions while avoiding undue apprehension. Pediatric infraorbital schwannomas, although a rare entity, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of long standing pediatric facial swellings.

2017 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 249-252
Author(s):  
Sachin Guthe ◽  
Pravin Survashe ◽  
Vernon Velho ◽  
Laxmikant Bhopale ◽  
Poonam Darade

AbstractEpendymomas are usually infratentorial and intraventricular. They originate from the ependymal cell lining of the ventricles. Cortical extraventricular supratentorial ependymomas are rare and fewer than 15 cases are reported worldwide. In pediatric age group, seven cases are reported. We report a rare case of 4-year-old boy with right frontoparietal anaplastic ependymoma who underwent gross total excision of lesion.


Author(s):  
Ranjan Agrawal ◽  
Prashant Bhardwaj ◽  
Abhinav Srivastava

ABSTRACT Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are benign, encapsulated tumor arising from nerve sheath cells. Intracranial Schwannomas are most common with rare occurrence in the extracranial region. It rarely occurs in the floor of the mouth with very few cases reported. We present a rare case report of Schwannoma of the floor of the mouth, thereby highlighting the consideration of this rare entity as one of the differential diagnosis in cases who present to us with swelling of the floor of the mouth and also the importance of immunohistochemistry in coming to the diagnosis. How to cite this article Srivastava A, Mohan C, Bhardwaj P, Agrawal R. Intraoral Schwannoma: A Rare Case Report. Int J Adv Integ Med Sci 2016;1(1):20-22.


Author(s):  
Chandre Gowda Bendiganahalli Venkate Gowda ◽  
Rakshita R. Kamath

<p class="abstract">Independently arising acrochordon of the external auditory canal is a rare entity with only one reported case in literature. We present here the second such case. A 54-yr old lady presented to our outpatient department with complains of aural fullness and reduced hearing in right ear for 2 weeks. Clinical examination showed a pedunculated polypoidal growth in the external auditory canal. Excisional biopsy and histopathology revealed an acrochordon. Following the procedure, patient was free of symptoms and all structures of the right ear were normal. In the head and neck region, acrochordons have only but once been reported in the external auditory canal and hence should be considered as a differential diagnosis in the masses of this region. Resection must be done for confirmation of diagnosis, differentiation from neoplasia and alleviation of symptoms when associated.  </p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 041-042
Author(s):  
Vivek Agrawal ◽  
Pramod Giri

AbstractThe authors report a rare case of dual chronic ossified epidural hematomas (EDHs) in a 35-year-old man with complaint of seizures after 23 years of head injury. Ossified EDH is a rare entity, and it commonly presents in pediatric age group. Presenting symptoms include headache and very rarely seizures. Asymptomatic cases may produce symptoms after decades; hence, regular follow-up is required. Treatment includes craniotomy or conservative management.


Neurosurgery ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 500-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Beauchesne ◽  
Jean-François Mosnier ◽  
Thierry Schmitt ◽  
Jacques Brunon

Abstract OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE Schwannomas occurring in the neuraxis are very rare. Usually, these tumors are benign. Primary malignant intracerebral nerve sheath tumors are extremely rare, with only five documented cases in the international literature. We report one case of a primary malignant intracerebral nerve sheath tumor occurring in the right cerebral peduncle of a 35-year-old man. CLINICAL PRESENTATION Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a heterogeneous peripherally enhancing mass of the right cerebral peduncle, surrounded by a small edema. INTERVENTION Unlike the five cases previously reported, this is the first time a stereotactic biopsy has been performed, and this is the only patient who responded to cranial radiation therapy for approximately 2 years. When the tumor recurred, a systemic chemotherapy treatment was prescribed. No positive response was seen, and the patient died 29 months after the initial diagnosis. CONCLUSION An accurate diagnosis and planned aggressive treatment seem to be the key elements in the management of the disease.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
N. Srikant ◽  
Shweta Yellapurkar ◽  
Karen Boaz ◽  
Mohan Baliga ◽  
Nidhi Manaktala ◽  
...  

Polycystic (dysgenetic) disease of the salivary glands is a rare entity that has only recently been described in the literature. The disease is more commonly seen in females and majority of the cases have presented as bilateral parotid gland swellings. This case presenting in a 21-year-old male is the first of this unusual entity involving solely the minor salivary gland on the lower lip. This case report highlights the importance for the clinician to be aware of this differential diagnosis, when treating an innocuous lesion like a mucocele.


2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Swati Singh ◽  
Vaishali Upadhyaya ◽  
Rajat Agarwal ◽  
Ratni B. Gujral

Solitary plasmacytoma of bone without signs of multiple myeloma is a rare entity. It usually presents as an osteolytic lesion in the axial skeleton of an elderly patient. Here, we report a case of solitary plasmacytoma in the skull of a young male patient which emphasises the need to consider it in the differential diagnosis of a destructive calvarial mass lesion even in this age group.


2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaxiong Li ◽  
Fengshi Fan ◽  
Jianguo Xu ◽  
Jie An ◽  
Weining Zhang

Primary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are extremely rare in patients without a history of neurofibromatosis; only 18 cases have been reported in the English-language literature to this point. The authors report their experience with 1 new case of a primary MPNST. A 33-year-old woman presented with low-back pain radiating to the right calf that progressed over 1 year. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed an intradural extramedullary lesion at the T12–L1 level. The patient was diagnosed with primary MPNST, underwent two surgical excisions and radiation therapy, and developed leptomeningeal metastases as well as brain metastases. The patient revisited the emergency room with sudden loss of consciousness. A brain CT scan displayed bilateral lateral ventricle enlargement, for which a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was inserted. These symptoms have not been described in any previous report. Primary spinal MPNST is an exceedingly rare entity, and the overall prognosis is very poor. To the authors' knowledge, no standard of care for primary spinal MPNSTs has yet been established. All 19 cases of primary spinal MPNSTs are reviewed, and the authors discuss their clinical, radiological, and therapeutic features and outcomes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 609-611
Author(s):  
Sarra Zairi ◽  
Mariem Hadj Dahmane ◽  
Monia Attia ◽  
Amira Dridi ◽  
Taher Mestiri ◽  
...  

Cyriax syndrome is a rare entity of the chest wall, which mainly affects young people. It can manifest as abdominal pain in the right or left hypochondriac region, which may be very intense, and often causes problems in the differential diagnosis. We report the case of a 36-year-old man who presented with intense left hypochondrial pain, worsening on exercise. After multiple specialized consultations and several unnecessary and expensive investigations, a diagnosis of Cyriax syndrome was obtained. A thorough physical examination might have been sufficient to evoke the diagnosis.


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