PEDIATRIC ISOLATED OCULOMOTOR NERVE SCHWANNOMA: A RARE CASE REPORT

Schwannomas constitute about 8% of all intracranial tumors and commonly arise from the vestibulocochlear and trigeminal nerves. Motor nerve schwannomas arising from the oculomotor nerve are very rare. Currently, there are approximately 38 well-documented cases of isolated oculomotor nerve schwannoma reported in the literature worldwide. The management of these large tumors is especially challenging given the proximity of these tumors to the cranial nerves and the brainstem. This article presents a 10-year-old girl with isolated cisternal oculomotor nerve schwannoma causing parent nerve dysfunction.