What is it about?
We reported a case of an unusual schwannoma measuring 3 × 4 × 3 cm originating from the median nerve in the proximal forearm of a 49-year-old man. The mass was painless, but Tinel’s sign was positive. The patient underwent surgery under local anesthesia for excision of the tumor.
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Why is it important?
Accurate diagnosis is the first step for the treatment of schwannomas and the enucleation of schwannomas without nerve damage can be done with meticulous surgical technique.
Perspectives
We aimed to report that complete enucleation of large schwannomas is possible with adequate microsurgical techniques without any complication.
Professor Tayfun Hakan
University of Health Sciences, İstanbul
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This page is a summary of: An Unusual Schwannoma in the Proximal Forearm: A Case Report, Cureus, November 2019, Cureus, Inc.,
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6231.
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