title: Nerve sheath myxoma of the dorsal paravertebral space.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nerve sheath myxomas (NSM) are rare benign soft tissue tumors. The dorsal paravertebral placed NMS diagnosis can be difficult.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article presents clinical, radiological findings and treatment of the NSM of the dorsal paravertebral space in a 32-year-old man presented with a right shoulder and back pain for 4 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NSM is a rare and benign tumor and that most often occurs in the skin of the head, neck or upper limbs of younger patients. Rare locations such as intracranial, spinal canal, trunk, lower limb and oral cavity were also reported. The appropriate treatment of NSM is surgical excision. Diagnosis is difficult in an uncommon presentation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the most presented case of NMS are dermal tumors, it may also be found extremely rare locations. We conclude that, the definitive treatment of NSM is surgical excision with safe margins even when it is possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Medipol University, School of Medicine, Turkey. Electronic address: memalkoc@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malkoc
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Medipol University, School of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tugrul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ormeci
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Medipol University, School of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keskinbora
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sisli Research and Education Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Medipol University, School of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sisli Research and Education Hospital Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Canan Besleyici
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Tanik
keywords: Myxoma; Nerve sheath tumor; Neurothekeoma; Paravertebral space