| Title |
Accelerated Growth of an Orbital Schwannoma During Pregnancy |
| Creator |
Sugo, N; Yokota, K; Nemoto, M; Hatori, T; Kano, T; Goto, S; Seiki, Y |
| Affiliation |
Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Omori-nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan. nsugo@med.toho-u.ac.jp |
| Abstract |
An incidentally diagnosed unilateral orbital mass in a 34-year-old woman grew at an accelerated rate during pregnancy with deterioration of visual function. Removed early after delivery by a transcranial approach, the tumor was histologically diagnosed as a richly vascularized cystic schwannoma containing red blood cell components. The accelerated tumor growth was attributed to intratumoral hemorrhage. Although acoustic schwannomas have been reported to enlarge during pregnancy, this phenomenon has only been described once for orbital schwannomas. Because this type of tumor may enlarge during pregnancy and threaten visual function, surgery should not be delayed. |
| Subject |
Adult; Diagnosis, Differential; Disease Progression; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Microsurgery; Neurilemmoma, pathology; Neurilemmoma, surgery; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures, methods; Orbital Neoplasms, pathology; Orbital Neoplasms, surgery; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Visual Acuity |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
225629 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6477h01/225629 |
