Sciatica due to Schwannoma at the Sciatic Notch

Schwannomas are rarely seen on the sciatic nerve and can cause sciatica. In this case report we aimed to present an unusual location of schwannoma along sciatic nerve that causes sciatica. A 60-years-old-man was admitted to us with complaints of pain on his thigh and paresthesia on his foot. Radiogr...

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Autores principales: Haspolat, Yavuz, Ozkan, Feyza Unlu, Turkmen, Ismail, Kemah, Bahattin, Turhan, Yalcin, Sarar, Serhan, Ozkan, Korhan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3671531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23762699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/510901
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Sumario:Schwannomas are rarely seen on the sciatic nerve and can cause sciatica. In this case report we aimed to present an unusual location of schwannoma along sciatic nerve that causes sciatica. A 60-years-old-man was admitted to us with complaints of pain on his thigh and paresthesia on his foot. Radiography of the patient revealed a solitary lesion on the sciatic nerve. The lesion was excised and the symptoms resolved after surgery.

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