El Ghazoui A, Allaoui M, El Asraoui L, Zaddoug O. Unusual presentation of lateral sural cutaneous nerve schwannoma: An exceptional case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep 2022;
90:106603. [PMID:
34973628 PMCID:
PMC8728400 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106603]
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Abstract
Introduction
Schwannoma is the most common benign nerve sheath tumor. Peripheral nerves of the lower extremity are rarely involved and usually asymptomatic.
Case presentation
We report the case of a misleading clinical presentation of lateral sural cutaneous nerve schwannoma.
Discussion
To the best of our knowledge, no case has been reported about the location of schwannoma in the lateral sural cutaneous nerve. MRI and anatomopathologic assessment, after microscopic enucleation, are required to confirm diagnosis.
Conclusion
Care must be taken to not miss a schwannoma of lateral sural cutaneous nerve by meticulous clinical examination and appropriate imaging using MRI in unexplained L5 sciatica.
Schwannoma is the most common benign nerve sheath tumor
Peripheral nerves of the lower extremity are rarely involved and usually asymptomatic
MRI shows isointense or decreased signal relative to the skeletal muscle on T1-weighted images and heterogeneously increased signal intensity on T2-weighted images
Microscopic enucleation is treatment of choice
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