title: Solitary malignant schwannoma of the lower extremity-a case report.
abstract: A case of solitary malignant schwannoma, appearing as a painless mass near the right ankle of a 46-year-old female, is presented. Solitary malignant schwannoma without neurofibromatosis is considered to be quite rare. However, this disorder has a better prognosis than neurofibromatosis. Previous reports indicate that the treatment usually chosen is wide local excision without lymph node dissection, unless clinically involved nodes are present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hirosaki University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akita
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000032:analysis; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009418:S100 Proteins; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase