Malignant schwannoma of the medial plantar branch of the posterior tibial nerve.
Malignant schwannoma in the foot is extremely rare. The authors present a case involving the medial plantar branch of the posterior tibial nerve in a patient with neurofibromatosis, without previous history of malignant degeneration. Following full excisional biopsy, the diagnosis was made using immunohistochemical studies and electron microscopy. A review of the literature also is presented.
Department of Podiatric Surgery, Monsignor Clement Kern Hospital, Warren, Michigan.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001706:Biopsy; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000473:pathology*