Abducens Nerve Schwannoma: Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

The authors describe a rare case of abducens nerve schwannoma, manifested with headache and diplopia, associated to right side cerebellar syndrome. During surgery, the authors identified that the origin of the tumor was from the abducens nerve, and the histopathological diagnosis confirmed that it was a schwannoma. A gross total tumor resection was performed, and the patient recovered from her symptoms 1 month after surgery. The authors followed the Case Report guidelines (CARE) guideline and the patient authorized the authors to publish the present case report by signing an informed consent form.

Keywords

• case report
• neurilemmoma
• abducens nerve
• ocular motility disorders
• skull base neoplasm
• schwannoma