Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain
Schwannomas are the most common tumor of peripheral nerves which are arising from Schwann cells and are benign in their nature. Intracranial schwannoma accounts for between 5 and 8% of intracranial tumors, whereas intracerebral schwannoma, a rare disease, accounts for <1% of intracranial schwanno...
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| description | Schwannomas are the most common tumor of peripheral nerves which are arising from Schwann cells and are benign in their nature. Intracranial schwannoma accounts for between 5 and 8% of intracranial tumors, whereas intracerebral schwannoma, a rare disease, accounts for <1% of intracranial schwannomas. Intracerebral schwannoma has no specific clinical manifestation, and it is not classified by age. Here, we are reporting a case of an 18-year-old male who presented with attacks of seizures. MR imaging studies were done and showed right parieto-occipital cortical and subcortical mass lesion with intense enhancement and significant vasogenic oedema with mass effect on the subjacent sulci. The tumor was surgically removed through a right occipital craniotomy. Histological findings confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0a18571c491d4fe488fce8059578d2832025-02-03T06:14:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2019-01-01201910.1155/2019/81589508158950Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the BrainMohammad Alayyaf0Nour Taher Nasir1Consultant Histopathologist and Nephropathologist, Head of Anatomic Pathology Department, Riyadh Regional Lab & Blood Bank, Saudi ArabiaAlmaarefa College for Science and Technology, Collage of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSchwannomas are the most common tumor of peripheral nerves which are arising from Schwann cells and are benign in their nature. Intracranial schwannoma accounts for between 5 and 8% of intracranial tumors, whereas intracerebral schwannoma, a rare disease, accounts for <1% of intracranial schwannomas. Intracerebral schwannoma has no specific clinical manifestation, and it is not classified by age. Here, we are reporting a case of an 18-year-old male who presented with attacks of seizures. MR imaging studies were done and showed right parieto-occipital cortical and subcortical mass lesion with intense enhancement and significant vasogenic oedema with mass effect on the subjacent sulci. The tumor was surgically removed through a right occipital craniotomy. Histological findings confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8158950 |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Alayyaf Nour Taher Nasir Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain Case Reports in Pathology |
| title | Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
| title_full | Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
| title_fullStr | Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
| title_short | Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
| title_sort | seizures and blurred vision as initial presentation of intracerebral schwannoma a rare tumor of the brain |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8158950 |
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