Case report
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4010883
Double schwannomas of the ulnar nerve: case report
Filip Mustač
orcid.org/0000-0003-2851-6183
; School of Medicine University of Zagreb, The Croatian Institute of Emergency Medicine, Zagreb County, Croatia
Mia Poturica
; Community Health Center Zagreb-West, Zagreb, Croatia
Krešimir Bulić
; School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Background: Schwannomas are benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors, mainly solitary, well defined and with low incidence of malignant transformation. The incidence of schwannomas in hand tumors is 5%. Schwannomas are initially asymptomatic, but later due to their growth they can compress surrounding tissue and cause pain.
Case study: We present a case of a 68-year-old patient with a double schwannoma of the right ulnar nerve. The MRI showed a soft tissue mass which was suspected to be a schwannoma and the diagnosis was confirmed by pathohistology. Enucleation of both tumors with nerve preservation was performed and the patient is without any postoperative neurological deficit.
Conclusion: Intra-capsular enucleation with nerve preservation is a treatment option which may significantly lower postoperative nerve damage with an acceptable risk of local recurrence.
Keywords
schwannoma, magnetic resonance imaging, ulnar nerve
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245334
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Publication date:
4.10.2020.
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