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Trochlear nerve neoplasm

MedGen UID:
226811
•Concept ID:
C1263896
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Fourth Cranial Nerve Neoplasm; fourth cranial nerve neoplasm; Fourth Cranial Nerve Neoplasms; fourth cranial nerve neoplasms; Fourth Cranial Nerve Tumor; fourth cranial nerve tumor; Fourth Cranial Nerve Tumors; fourth cranial nerve tumors; fourth cranial nerve tumour; fourth cranial nerve tumours; IVth Cranial Nerve Neoplasms; IVth cranial nerve neoplasms; IVth Cranial Nerve Tumors; IVth cranial nerve tumors; IVth cranial nerve tumours; Neoplasm of Fourth Cranial Nerve; neoplasm of fourth cranial nerve; Neoplasm of the Fourth Cranial Nerve; neoplasm of the fourth cranial nerve; Neoplasm of the Trochlear Nerve; neoplasm of the trochlear nerve; Neoplasm of trochlear nerve; Neoplasm of Trochlear Nerve; neoplasm of trochlear nerve; Trochlear Nerve Neoplasm; trochlear nerve neoplasm; trochlear nerve neoplasm (disease); Trochlear Nerve Neoplasms; trochlear nerve neoplasms; Trochlear Nerve Tumor; trochlear nerve tumor; Trochlear Nerve Tumors; trochlear nerve tumors; trochlear nerve tumour; trochlear nerve tumours; Tumor of Fourth Cranial Nerve; tumor of fourth cranial nerve; Tumor of the Fourth Cranial Nerve; tumor of the fourth cranial nerve; Tumor of the Trochlear Nerve; tumor of the trochlear nerve; Tumor of Trochlear Nerve; tumor of trochlear nerve; tumour of fourth cranial nerve; tumour of the fourth cranial nerve; tumour of the trochlear nerve; tumour of trochlear nerve
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of trochlear nerve (126970001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002642

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm affecting the trochlear nerve (IVth cranial nerve). [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTrochlear nerve neoplasm

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PubMed

Ocular Neuromyotonia in Children and Adolescents Following Radiation Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors.
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The spectrum and differential diagnosis of acquired ocular motor nerve palsies: a clinical study of 502 patients.
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Operative management of patients with radiosurgery-related trigeminal neuralgia: analysis of the surgical morbidity and pain outcome.
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2014 Jul;122:23-8. Epub 2014 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.04.016. PMID: 24908212

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Diagnosis

Primary trochlear nerve neoplasm in a child with neurofibromatosis 1.
Brodsky MC, Boop AF
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1996 Nov-Dec;33(6):328-9. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19961101-11. PMID: 8934417

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