An unusual trigeminal neurinoma

Br J Neurosurg. 1994;8(3):369-71. doi: 10.3109/02688699409029629.

Abstract

We report a large trigeminal neurinoma in an 18-month-old child involving the Gasserian ganglion and all three divisions in a plexiform pattern. The tumour in the ophthalmic division extended all the way to the supraorbital nerve. The child presented with proptosis which had been observed since she was 4 months of age. There was a family history of neurofibromatosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / genetics
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis
  • Neurilemmoma / genetics
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery*
  • Neurofibromatoses / diagnosis
  • Neurofibromatoses / genetics
  • Neurofibromatoses / surgery
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Trigeminal Ganglion / pathology
  • Trigeminal Ganglion / surgery*
  • Trigeminal Nerve / pathology
  • Trigeminal Nerve / surgery*