Schwannomas otherwise referred to as neurilemmomas are benign, slowly progressing, encapsulated tumors arising from Schwann cells in the peripheral nerve sheath. They may grow along any peripheral or cranial nerve. Amongst the cranial nerve schwannomas, the eigth cranial nerve is the commonest site. But orbit is a rare site for their occurrence. Solitary orbital schwannomas account for 1
作者：A L, Hemalatha；Vani, D；Giripunja, M；Bharathi, M；Geetanjali, S
来源：Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR 2013 年 7卷 12期
