Malignant schwannoma treated by Mohs surgical excision.
A 34-year-old white female with a 5-cm malignant schwannoma of the upper thigh underwent complete removal of the tumor by fresh-tissue Mohs surgical excision. The patient refused postoperative radiotherapy, and is without signs of recurrence 5 years after surgery. Mohs surgical excision in the treatment of malignant schwannoma has not to our knowledge been reported previously.
Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013848:Thigh / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*