Journal article
Sciatica in a patient with unusual peripheral nerve sheath tumors
Surgical neurology, v 66(6), pp 634-637
2006
PMID: 17145335
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Abstract
Other causes such as peripheral schwannomas can mimic lumbar disk disease.
We present an unusual case of multiple nerve sheath tumors in a patient with left radicular leg pain accompanied by a Tinel sign. Initial lumbar MR imaging revealed a mass in the right lumbar plexus, side opposite the patient's symptoms. Magnetic resonance neurography subsequently revealed a compressive mass of the sciatic nerve proximal to the popliteal fossa, histologically identified as a schwannoma.
This case emphasizes the importance of continued investigation when the radiographic findings do not correlate with the patient's history in the presence of localizing signs on physical examination.
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- Title
- Sciatica in a patient with unusual peripheral nerve sheath tumors
- Creators
- Francis Kralick - Hahnemann University HospitalRobert Koenigsberg - Hahnemann University Hospital
- Publication Details
- Surgical neurology, v 66(6), pp 634-637
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Radiology (Radiologic Sciences)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000242983800019
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-37849185307
- Other Identifier
- 991019167740004721
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- Clinical Neurology
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