Background: Schwannomas are benign neurogenic tumours of peripheral nerves. They originate from Schwann cells, which form the neural sheath.Peripheral nerve sheath tumors most commonly found on head and neck regions both dogs people. rarely observed in ophthalmic areas. When they occur, ocular usually located orbit, uveal tract conjunctiva. The occurrence schwannoma, a subset PNST has been well...

This is a case report of a 56-year-old male with hypertension who presented with urinary retention and bowel incontinence. CT and MRI of the abdomen and pelvis showed a large complex cystic and solid enhancing mass in the right presacral space. Pathology biopsy result showed malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) with extensive necrosis. The diagnosis of MPNST is extremely difficult du...

purpose: to assess the histopathological and immunohistochemical features of orbital spindle cell tumors. methods: a descriptive, retrospective study was performed on 63 pathology reports on all types of orbital spindle cell tumors at the pathology department of farabi hospital between 1995 and 2005. immunohistochemistry studies for different markers, such as smooth muscle actin, desmin, s100 p...

Schwannoma or neurilemmoma are benign tumours originating from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. They can arise from any peripheral, cranial, or autonomic nerve The treatment of extracranial head and neck schwannomas is surgical and the approach depends on the location and extent of the tumor and the nerve involved. The Authors report the case load of surgical managements of three different ex...

1 Professor of Surgical Oncology, 2 Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology 3 Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology, 4 Resident Surgical Oncology Department of Surgical Oncology, Centre for Oncology, Government Royapettah Hospital & Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India, Pincode 600014 Corresponding Author Prof Subbiah Shanmugam MS MCh Address: No.110, Courtyard, Ramnagar, 3 rd Main stree...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) (von Recklinghausen disease) is an autosomal dominantly inherited neurocutaneous disorder which affects many systems like ocular, cutaneous and nervous systems and seen in 1:3500 births. Cardinal diagnostic criteria of NF1 were established in 1987 by National Institutes of Health Consensus.Early diagnosis and the findings of NF1 are unclear in childhood, but with ...