title: Neuromuscular choristoma of the sciatic nerve. Case report.
abstract: The authors report the findings of a neuromuscular choristoma of the sciatic nerve in an otherwise healthy 18-year-old man who presented with sensorimotor symptoms and deformities of the right leg and foot. Only a few cases of this rare tumor, also known as "neuromuscular hamartoma" or "benign triton tumor," have been reported in the surgical literature. The authors discuss the clinical presentation, radiological findings, pathological diagnosis, and surgical rationale for this case and review the associated literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Cormac O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Spinner
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giannini
authors.forename: Bernd W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Scheithauer
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Crum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D011859:Radiography; D020426:Sciatic Neuropathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery