Surgical treatment of locally recurrent malignant schwannoma of the lower leg

This report describes a case of locally recurrent limb malignant schwannoma in a 74-year-old patient. The light microscopy and immunohistochemical findings are presented and current methods of surgical treatment reviewed. We describe treatment using wide local excision with frozen section control of...

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Published in:British journal of plastic surgery 1999-06, Vol.52 (4), p.317-319
Main Authors: Rayatt, S.S., Jones, M.E., Powell, B.W.E.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Follow-Up Studies
frozen section, malignant schwannoma
Frozen Sections
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Leg
Medical sciences
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - chemistry
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery
Neurilemmoma - chemistry
Neurilemmoma - pathology
Neurilemmoma - surgery
Neurology
S100 Proteins - analysis
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - chemistry
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - surgery
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:This report describes a case of locally recurrent limb malignant schwannoma in a 74-year-old patient. The light microscopy and immunohistochemical findings are presented and current methods of surgical treatment reviewed. We describe treatment using wide local excision with frozen section control of the marginal nerves and present a 3-year follow-up.
ISSN:0007-1226
1465-3087
DOI:10.1054/bjps.1999.3109