title: [A case of ancient schwannoma of the great toe].
abstract: Ancient schwannoma (degenerated neurilemmoma) is a rare form of schwannoma characterized by calcification and cystic degeneration. A 42-year-old male patient presented with a mass in the base of the left great toe, which had existed for eight years and undergone significant enlargement for the past six months. On physical examination, there was a mass, 3x2x2 cm in size, in the lateral aspect and base of the left great toe. Radiographic appearance of the feet was normal. The mass was removed by blunt dissection. No postoperative problems were seen. The histopathological diagnosis of the specimen was made as ancient schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (3. Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği), Dişkapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. aliocguder@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oçgüder
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uğurlu
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tecimel
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome