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Case Report: Sciatic nerve schwannoma - a rare cause of sciatica
Herein we report a rare case of a sciatic nerve schwannoma causing sciatica in a 69-year-old female. Sciatic nerve schwannoma is a rare entity. It should always be considered as a possible cause of sciatica in patients that present with symptoms of sciatica with no prolapsed disc in the lumbar spine...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000Research
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5365229/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28413620 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11108.1 |
| Sumario: | Herein we report a rare case of a sciatic nerve schwannoma causing sciatica in a 69-year-old female. Sciatic nerve schwannoma is a rare entity. It should always be considered as a possible cause of sciatica in patients that present with symptoms of sciatica with no prolapsed disc in the lumbar spine and a negative crossed straight leg raise test. Timely diagnosis and complete excision of the lesion leads to complete resolution of the symptoms of such patients. |
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