Orbital Schwannoma in Neonate. |
Joo Hyun Lee, Gyeong Bae Choi, Ha Bum Lee |
Department of Ophthalmology, Hallym University, Kangdong Scared Heart Hosnital, Korea. |
신생아에 발생한 안와 섬유초종 |
이주현(Joo Hyun Lee),최경배(Gyeong Bae Choi),이하범(Ha Bum Lee) |
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Abstract |
A schwannoma is a benign neoplasm that is composed of a relative pure proliferation of Schwann cell and constitutes 1% of orbital tumors. Most series report patient age between 20 and 50 year. There was no case report with the schwannoma of nenonate in the domestic and the abroad except two cases in the childhood age group. We experienced a schwannoma which diagnosed by microscopic and immunohistochemical S-100 protein stain in neonate who does not open his eye and present a case with a review of the literature. |
Key Words:
Schwannoma;Neonate;Orbital tumor;Schwann cell;S-100 protein |