Case Report April 01, 2014 April 01, 2014

Schwannoma of the left superior eyelid in a 10-year-old child

DOI: 10.5935/0034-7280.20140026

Schwannoma is a rare benign neurogenic tumor. It arises from Schwann cells located at the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves. Its incidence is frequently associated with the orbit. Ocular tissues in general and eyelids in particular are rarely affected. Very few reports can be found in the literature describing eyelid schwannomas. Amongst these, we have found only two describing it affecting children. To our knowledge, this is the first case report about eyelid schwanomma in Brazil – and it involves a child.