title: Multiple neurilemmoma in both legs. A case report.
abstract: A Japanese man, who was 61 years of age, presented with multiple neurilemmoma in both legs which had arisen from different levels of both sciatic nerves. There were no clinical findings relating to von Recklinghausen's disease in the patient or his siblings. Multiple neurilemmoma may be the result of embryonic metameric anomalies. The condition may be distinguished from von Recklinghausen's disease by the distribution of the lesions and genetic analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chigira
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanbe
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery