Schwannoma of the brachial plexus; report of two cases involving the C7 root

Brachial plexus schwannomas are rare tumors. They are benign nerve sheath tumors and only about 5% of Schwannoma arise from the brachial plexus. They pose a great challenge to surgeons due to their rare occurrence and complex anatomical location. We present two cases who presented with a supraclavic...

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Autores principales: Rashid, Mamoon, Salahuddin, Omer, Yousaf, Shumaila, Qazi, Uzair A, Yousaf, Kanwal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3953679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24180468
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7221-8-12
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Sumario:Brachial plexus schwannomas are rare tumors. They are benign nerve sheath tumors and only about 5% of Schwannoma arise from the brachial plexus. They pose a great challenge to surgeons due to their rare occurrence and complex anatomical location. We present two cases who presented with a supraclavicular swelling, that were proven to be schwannoma on histopathology.

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