An unusual case of symptomatic Schwannoma on the elbow.
This case report regards a Schwannoma originating from the ulnar nerve at the elbow. It produced a variety of symptoms and severely impaired the patient's hand function. The surgical procedure consisted in the enucleation of the swelling and the anterior submuscular transposition of the ulnar nerve.
Perrotta
Rosario
R
University of Catania, Dipartimento di Scienze Medico-Chirurgiche, Cannizzaro Hospital, Departement of Plastic Surgery, Via Messina 829, 95126 Catania, Italy.
Virzì
Dario
D
Tarico
Maria Stella
MS
Napoli
Pietro
P
D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004550:Elbow / Q000294:innervation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery