title: Tumour of the sciatic nerve.
abstract: A malignant neurilemmoma of the sciatic nerve is described. The requisites for making this diagnosis are discussed. It is pointed out that such tumours are commonly misdiagnosed as lumbar intervertebral discs and that local examination of the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve should be carried out on every patient complaining of sciatica.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis