Preoperative diagnosis of a forearm peripheral schwannoma.
A 34-year-old man had a right distal forearm mass of unknown etiology for 6 years. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a tumor in continuity with the median nerve. Fine-needle biopsy revealed it to be a schwannoma. Surgical excision was performed by separating the nerve fascicles from the tumor. The patient was asymptomatic at 12-month follow-up.
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Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Patel
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Vigorito
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D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care