title: Results of neurilemoma treatment: a review of 78 cases.
abstract: Between 1984 and 1994, a total of 78 patients underwent surgery for neurilemoma of the trunk or extremities. The incidence according to the involved nerve was analyzed and the follow-up results and complications after surgical treatment were reviewed. The median nerve was most frequently involved among 15 different nerves. Marginal excision was performed in 70 (90%) patients, incisional biopsy in 6 (8%), and wide excision in 2 (2%). Postoperative complications were paresthesia in 7 patients. There was no recurrence or malignant transformation until the average 47 months of follow-up. In most patients, marginal excision was sufficient to prevent local recurrence and did not impair nerve function significantly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies