title: Intraosseous schwannoma of the second metacarpal: case report.
abstract: Osseous involvement in schwannoma (neurilemmoma) is rare. This report presents a case of intraosseous schwannoma in a child. The lesion was located in the second metacarpal of his right hand and had a soft tissue extension into the first web space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. afshar_ah@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmadreza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afshar
authors.forename: Farhad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Afaghi
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D050279:Metacarpal Bones; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery