Epibulbar schwannoma in a 12-year-old boy: A case report and review of literature

Epibulbar schwannoma in a 12-year-old boy: A case report and review of literature

Schwannomas are benign, encapsulated, primary neurilemmal tumors composed of proliferating Schwann cells. Schwannomas are commonly seen in the orbit, but are rare on the epibulbar surface. Herein, we report a case of a 12-year-old boy who presented to us with a slow-growing painless subconjunctival...

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Main Authors: Akshay Gopinathan Nair, Swathi Kaliki, Dilip Kumar Mishra, Tarjani Vivek Dave, Milind N Naik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Conjunctiva
eye
neurilemmoma
schwannoma
tumor
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2015;volume=63;issue=7;spage=620;epage=622;aulast=Nair

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