PRIMARY EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA OF THE OCULOMOTOR NERVE - CASE-REPORT

The authors report the occurrence of primary eosinophilic granuloma of the oculomotor nerve without osseous involvement in a 68-year-old man . Histopathological and neuroradiological findings are discussed. This case demonstrates that eosinophilic granuloma should be included in t he differential diagnosis of tumor in which cranial nerves are involve d.