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Oculomotor Nerve Neurinoma: Report of two Cases

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 Being motor nerves neurinomas originating from ocular nerves are very rare, unless associated with neurofibromatosis. Authors describe two cases of oculomotor nerve i.e. third nerve, Schwann cell tumours. One of them presented as a cavernous sinus mass in a middle aged lady while the other was a middle aged man with a large cisterno-cavernous tumour. Surgical approach is discussed and the relevant literature reviewed.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology Trivandrum, India, , , , , , IN

    R. Kachhara & S. Nair

  2. Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology Trivandrum, India, , , , , , IN

    V. V. Radhakrishnan

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Kachhara, R., Nair, S. & Radhakrishnan, V. Oculomotor Nerve Neurinoma: Report of two Cases. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 140, 1147–1151 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007010050229

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