Solitary eyelid schwannoma
Schwannomas are rare benign tumors arising from Schwann cells of peripheral nerves that form the neural sheath. While there have been reports of such tumors in the orbit, solitary schwannomas arising from the eyelids are very rare. There are reports of schwannomas being erroneously diagnosed as chal...
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| author | Renu M Magdum Radhika Paranjpe Megha Kotecha Pallavi Patil |
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| description | Schwannomas are rare benign tumors arising from Schwann cells of peripheral nerves that form the neural sheath. While there have been reports of such tumors in the orbit, solitary schwannomas arising from the eyelids are very rare. There are reports of schwannomas being erroneously diagnosed as chalazion, inclusion cysts or even eyelid malignancy. We are reporting a case of a 20-year-old female who presented with a painless, non-tender, slow-growing mass in the upper eyelid of the right eye. The external appearance of the mass was suggestive of an implantation cyst of the eyelid and it could be completely excised as it had a well-defined capsule. Histopathological examination showed characteristic hypercellular and hypocellular areas with fusiform nuclei that tended to form palisades. The purpose of reporting this case of schwannoma in a young female is to recommend the inclusion of this entity as a differential diagnosis of well-defined lid tumors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d8cbb6248824d4ab6a1f31368f6aa192022-12-22T01:07:00ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University0975-28702014-01-017450250410.4103/0975-2870.135286Solitary eyelid schwannomaRenu M MagdumRadhika ParanjpeMegha KotechaPallavi PatilSchwannomas are rare benign tumors arising from Schwann cells of peripheral nerves that form the neural sheath. While there have been reports of such tumors in the orbit, solitary schwannomas arising from the eyelids are very rare. There are reports of schwannomas being erroneously diagnosed as chalazion, inclusion cysts or even eyelid malignancy. We are reporting a case of a 20-year-old female who presented with a painless, non-tender, slow-growing mass in the upper eyelid of the right eye. The external appearance of the mass was suggestive of an implantation cyst of the eyelid and it could be completely excised as it had a well-defined capsule. Histopathological examination showed characteristic hypercellular and hypocellular areas with fusiform nuclei that tended to form palisades. The purpose of reporting this case of schwannoma in a young female is to recommend the inclusion of this entity as a differential diagnosis of well-defined lid tumors.http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2014;volume=7;issue=4;spage=502;epage=504;aulast=MagdumBenign eyelid tumorshistopathologyimmunohistochemistryneurilemmoma |
| spellingShingle | Renu M Magdum Radhika Paranjpe Megha Kotecha Pallavi Patil Solitary eyelid schwannoma Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University Benign eyelid tumors histopathology immunohistochemistry neurilemmoma |
| title | Solitary eyelid schwannoma |
| title_full | Solitary eyelid schwannoma |
| title_fullStr | Solitary eyelid schwannoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solitary eyelid schwannoma |
| title_short | Solitary eyelid schwannoma |
| title_sort | solitary eyelid schwannoma |
| topic | Benign eyelid tumors histopathology immunohistochemistry neurilemmoma |
| url | http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2014;volume=7;issue=4;spage=502;epage=504;aulast=Magdum |
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