Schwannoma trigeminal maxilar. Presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Abstract

Maxillary trigeminal schwannoma must be suspected if vague sinunasal symptoms, paranasal mass or, as in this case, trigeminal neuralgia present. Surgical treatment is indicated, and approaches vary according to location and tumour size.

Trigeminal Ophthalmic Branch Schwannoma: Case Report and Literature Review

“…12 Schwannomas are benign tumors consisting of a clonal population of Schwann cells, which often undergo cystic and degenerative change. 1 They originate in a zone of transition of peripheral central myelin (Obersteiner-Redlich zone) 19 and are usually isolated, solitary, slow-growing, and wellencapsulated lesions, except when they are associated with neurofibromatosis. In the latter case, the patients can develop multiple schwannomas, in which case the condition is termed schwannomatosis.…”