title: Knee pain in saphenous nerve schwannoma: case report.
abstract: The differential diagnosis of anteromedial knee pain is extensive and can be associated with meniscal tear, medial collateral ligament sprain, or pes anserinus bursitis. An association between knee pain and a peripheral nerve sheath tumor has rarely been reported. The authors describe the case of a 44-year-old man with a saphenous nerve schwannoma who presented with vague pain in the medial aspect of his knee mimicking the clinical presentation of a meniscal tear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy. robertogazzeri@gmail.com
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gazzeri
authors.forename: Gianni M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Refice
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galarza
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neroni
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gazzeri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery