Medial plantar nerve compression by a tibial artery schwannoma. Case report.
The authors describe the case of a patient with a novel cause of medial plantar symptoms due to extrinsic compression by a schwannoma arising within the adventitia of the tibial artery in the ankle region. Additionally they provide the operative, histological, and imaging findings.
Spinner
Robert J
RJ
Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. spinner.robert@mayo.edu
Scheithauer
Bernd W
BW
Amrami
Kimberly K
KK
D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020429:Tibial Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery