AUTHOR=Shao Yongjia , Xi Qian , Cheng Ailan , Qian Minghui , Chu Shuguang 

TITLE=Pediatric dumbbell-shaped orbital schwannoma with extension to the cranial cavity: A case report and literature review

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1071632

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2022.1071632

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=Orbital schwannomas in children are rare especially those with intracranial extension. Herein, our report refers to a 12-year-old boy who had a cranial-orbital mass with dumbbell-shaped appearance. The total neoplasm was successfully removed via a transcranial approach, and the result of pathological diagnosis was schwannoma. Neither radiotherapy nor chemotherapy was performed after surgery, and no evidence of recurrence was observed after three months. Our report suggests that orbital schwannomas should be differentiated from other types of orbital tumors with sufficient evidence, and complete surgical resection is still the first choice to heal this disease.