title: A rare cause of chronic sciatic pain: Schwannoma of the sciatic nerve.
abstract: Schwannomas are common, benign tumors of the shelth of peripheral nerves. Sciatic schwannomas are rare. Their symptomatology usually mimics sciatic pain due to a herniated disc, which can delay the diagnosis. If there is no lumbar pain and lumbar MRI is normal, the sciatic nerve must be clinically and radiologically examined all along its course. We report a case of sciatic nerve schwannoma presenting with chronic sciatica which was diagnosed and monitored radiologically for several years before successful surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Teaching Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdelkarim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rhanim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Teaching Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Rachid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El Zanati
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Teaching Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mustapha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahfoud
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Teaching Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohammed Saleh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Berrada
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Teaching Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Moradh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Yaacoubi
keywords: Neurilemmoma(s); Peripheral nerve tumor; Schwannoma; Sciatic