title: Malignant schwannoma. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A rare case of a malignant schwannoma presenting as a central fracture-dislocation of the acetabulum is reported. Histological examination showed a high-grade sarcoma. A pleural metastasis was present. A local reconstructive procedure consisting of local tumor excision with an acetabular prosthetic replacement and adjunctive radiation therapy was elected for the patient, who had a short-term prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic and Traumatologic Surgery, Academic Hospital of the Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Verhaven
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Betten
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vanden Houte
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Achten
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Handelberg
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Casteleyn
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Opdecam
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed