Schwannoma (Kennerdell Case 8, PPT)

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Identifier Kennerdell_case08_s/ppt
Title Schwannoma (Kennerdell Case 8, PPT)
Creator John S. Kennerdell, MD (1935-2017)
Affiliation Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Subject Neurilemmoma; Schwannoma; Exophthalmos; Proptosis; Optic Nerve; Microsurgery
Description History: 18 year old with a left proptosis. Anatomy: Optic Nerve. Clinical: LT Proptosis X 3 months VA R 6/6 1+LAPD L 6/12 H R 13 Lt Disc Edema L 18 Lt Nasal Field Defect. Disease Diagnosis: Neurilemmoma; Schwannoma. Neuroimaging: Normal right Optic Nerve. Edematous left Optic Nerve as the result of compression by the tumor. A large round tumor in the left orbit. A part of the tumor compressing the left Optic Nerve nasally. A large lesion enhancing in the left orbit. The coronal view with enhancement showing the large size of the left orbital schwannoma. Pathology: A gross specimen of the typical schwannoma. A higher pattern of the schwann cells of the schwannoma. Presenting Symptom: Left proptosis. Treatment: Surgical removal of tumor. The post-operative's appearance of the patient three months later with recovery of vision to 20/30 also the improvement of the relative Afferent Pupillary Defect and improvement in his visual field.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Source 35mm Kodachrome slide
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: John S. Kennerdell Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Kennerdell/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s62r3tb8
Setname ehsl_novel_jsk
ID 180123
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r3tb8
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