Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• El Andaloussi, Y
• Abkari, I
• Bleton, R

Titel

Axillary nerve schwannoma (case report)

Ist Teil von

• Chirurgie de la main, 2008-10, Vol.27 (5), p.232-234

Ort / Verlag

France

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The schwannoma is a benign tumour that can be eradicated; it usually occurs in the peripheral nerves of the upper limb. We report an exceptional localization in the axillary nerve. The diagnosis is based on the typical MRI appearance: in addition, confirmation of the diagnosis has to be made by histological examination. The surgical treatment by resection, taking care to preserve adjacent nerve fibres. This allows recovery without any after-effects since the recurrence rate as well as the potential for malignant transformation of this type of tumour is low.