title: Schwannomas of the upper extremity: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Schwannomas are the most common benign tumors developing in peripheral nerves. They account for 5% of all tumors in upper extremity. They usually present as a slow-growing mass, sometimes associated to pain and paresthesia. Preoperative evaluation is based on US and MRI, but final diagnosis requires histopathology. The aim of this study is to define clinical findings and MRI characteristics in identification, localization, and possible differential diagnosis of schwannomas.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Integrato di Emergenza-Urgenza, Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Università Degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Largo del Pozzo 71, 41100, Modena. Italy, adani.roberto@unimo.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adani
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baccarani
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guidi
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tarallo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014953:Wrist; D055815:Young Adult