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Orbital schwannoma

MedGen UID:
1641875
•Concept ID:
C4703412
•
Neoplastic Process
HPO: HP:0025604

Definition

A schwannoma (benign, usually encapsulated slow growing tumor composed of Schwann cells) located in the orbit. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOrbital schwannoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Re: "Orbital Schwannoma Management and Clinical Outcomes".
Burnstine MA
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 Jul-Aug 01;37(4):388. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001985. PMID: 34229331
Orbital Schwannoma-Management and Clinical Outcomes.
Yong KL, Beckman TJ, Cranstoun M, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):590-595. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001657. PMID: 32282644

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Patients with Orbital Schwannoma.
Park NR, Kim SE, Jung SK, Cho WK, Paik JS, Yang SW
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Nov-Dec 01;33(8):e785-e788. Epub 2022 Mar 9 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008573. PMID: 35261368
Orbital schwannoma management: a case report, literature review, and potential paradigm shift.
Lopez J, Hamill EB, Burnstine M
Orbit 2022 Feb;41(1):15-27. Epub 2021 Jan 4 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2020.1858431. PMID: 33397169
Orbital Schwannoma-Management and Clinical Outcomes.
Yong KL, Beckman TJ, Cranstoun M, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):590-595. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001657. PMID: 32282644
Orbital Schwannoma: Radiographic and Histopathologic Correlation in 15 Cases.
Pointdujour-Lim R, Lally SE, Shields JA, Eagle RC Jr, Shields CL
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Mar/Apr;34(2):162-167. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000900. PMID: 28353472
Orbital schwannoma: a clinicopathologic study.
Pushker N, Khurana S, Kashyap S, Sen S, Shrey D, Meel R, Chawla B, Bajaj MS
Int Ophthalmol 2015 Aug;35(4):481-6. Epub 2014 Jul 23 doi: 10.1007/s10792-014-9973-1. PMID: 25052540

Diagnosis

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Patients with Orbital Schwannoma.
Park NR, Kim SE, Jung SK, Cho WK, Paik JS, Yang SW
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Nov-Dec 01;33(8):e785-e788. Epub 2022 Mar 9 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008573. PMID: 35261368
Orbital Schwannoma-Management and Clinical Outcomes.
Yong KL, Beckman TJ, Cranstoun M, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):590-595. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001657. PMID: 32282644
Orbital Schwannoma With Atypical Presentation.
Young SM, Kim YD, Hwang SS, Woo KI
J Craniofac Surg 2018 May;29(3):e224-e226. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004177. PMID: 29419597
Orbital schwannoma: a clinicopathologic study.
Pushker N, Khurana S, Kashyap S, Sen S, Shrey D, Meel R, Chawla B, Bajaj MS
Int Ophthalmol 2015 Aug;35(4):481-6. Epub 2014 Jul 23 doi: 10.1007/s10792-014-9973-1. PMID: 25052540
Orbital schwannoma and neurofibroma: role of imaging.
Kapur R, Mafee MF, Lamba R, Edward DP
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2005 Feb;15(1):159-74. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2005.02.004. PMID: 15927866

Therapy

Orbital Schwannoma With Frontal Bone Lysis.
Farag A, Farag S, Daigle P
J Craniofac Surg 2023 May 1;34(3):e298-e300. Epub 2023 Mar 16 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009246. PMID: 36922380

Prognosis

Orbital Schwannoma-Management and Clinical Outcomes.
Yong KL, Beckman TJ, Cranstoun M, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):590-595. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001657. PMID: 32282644
Orbital cystic schwannoma masquerading as hydatid cyst.
Basheer S, Pujari A, Bajaj MS, Obedulla H
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Apr 13;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223645. PMID: 29654102Free PMC Article
Orbital schwannoma originating from the superior oblique muscle.
Li J, Lin J, Liu R, Li J, Yan J
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Mar;26(2):559-60. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001230. PMID: 25643338
Value of MR imaging in differentiation between solitary fibrous tumor and schwannoma in the orbit.
Zhang Z, Shi J, Guo J, Yan F, Fu L, Xian J
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2013 May;34(5):1067-71. Epub 2013 Jan 10 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3340. PMID: 23306015Free PMC Article
Accelerated growth of an orbital schwannoma during pregnancy.
Sugo N, Yokota K, Nemoto M, Hatori T, Kano T, Goto S, Seiki Y
J Neuroophthalmol 2007 Mar;27(1):45-7. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e3180321426. PMID: 17414873

Clinical prediction guides

Orbital Schwannoma With Frontal Bone Lysis.
Farag A, Farag S, Daigle P
J Craniofac Surg 2023 May 1;34(3):e298-e300. Epub 2023 Mar 16 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009246. PMID: 36922380
Orbital schwannoma management: a case report, literature review, and potential paradigm shift.
Lopez J, Hamill EB, Burnstine M
Orbit 2022 Feb;41(1):15-27. Epub 2021 Jan 4 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2020.1858431. PMID: 33397169
Endoscopic Endonasal Removal of Orbital Schwannoma: Focus on Surgical Technique.
Valentini M, Arosio AD, Czaczkes C, Castelnuovo P, Battaglia P
World Neurosurg 2021 Sep;153:1. Epub 2021 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.05.133. PMID: 34144168
Atypical Rapidly Enlarging Orbital Schwannoma.
Ma KK, Callahan AB, Wang SJ, Goldman JE, Kazim M
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S111-S114. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000740. PMID: 27429231

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