Schwannomas of the upper extremity: Diagnosis and treatment

Schwannomas are the most common benign tumors developing in peripheral nerves. They account for 5% of all tumors in upper extremity. They usually present as a slow-growing mass, sometimes associated to pain and paresthesia. Preoperative evaluation is based on US and MRI, but final diagnosis requires...

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Published in:Chirurgia degli organi di movimento 2008-09, Vol.92 (2), p.85-88
Main Authors: Adani, Roberto, Baccarani, Alessio, Guidi, Enrico, Tarallo, Luigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Arm
Hand
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical diagnosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Neurilemmoma - complications
Neurilemmoma - diagnosis
Neurilemmoma - epidemiology
Neurilemmoma - pathology
Neurilemmoma - surgery
Original Article
Orthopedics
Pain - etiology
Paresthesia - etiology
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - complications
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - diagnosis
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - epidemiology
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - pathology
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - surgery
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Orthopedics
Ulnar Nerve - pathology
Ulnar Nerve - surgery
Wrist
Young Adult
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Summary:Schwannomas are the most common benign tumors developing in peripheral nerves. They account for 5% of all tumors in upper extremity. They usually present as a slow-growing mass, sometimes associated to pain and paresthesia. Preoperative evaluation is based on US and MRI, but final diagnosis requires histopathology. The aim of this study is to define clinical findings and MRI characteristics in identification, localization, and possible differential diagnosis of schwannomas.
ISSN:0009-4749
2035-5106
1973-2538
2035-5114
DOI:10.1007/s12306-008-0049-0