Case Report

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society. 2002; 32(5): 485-487.

Olfactory Groove Schwannoma: Case Report.

Seung Hwan Yang, Shi Hun Song, Seon Hwan Kim, and Youn Kim

Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. song123@cnu.ac.kr

The authors present a case of olfactory groove schwannomas in a 55-years old man presented with headache. Physical and neurological examination was normal. Olfactory and visual function were also preserved. Magnetic resonance(MR) imaging of brain showed a 5cm-size round well enhanced mass in the right olfactory groove. The patient underwent bifrontal craniotomy for the mass removal. Postoperatively, patient has no neurological deficit and no specific complication. Follow-up MR imaging two months later showed no residual mass. Histopathological diagnosis was schwannoma.

Keywords : Schwannoma;Olfactory groove