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.
Padilla
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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*