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Schwannoma: A Rare Hoffa's Fat Pad Tumor
Hoffa's fat pad can be affected by a variety of tumors. Schwannomas are benign and typically solitary neoplasms of the peripheral nerve sheath; they are made up of the neoplastic Schwann cells and are usually located eccentrically. Malignant schwannomas are extremely uncommon. Here we report a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6663472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31367680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692996 |
Sumario: | Hoffa's fat pad can be affected by a variety of tumors. Schwannomas are benign and typically solitary neoplasms of the peripheral nerve sheath; they are made up of the neoplastic Schwann cells and are usually located eccentrically. Malignant schwannomas are extremely uncommon. Here we report a case of an intra-articular schwannoma of the knee. A 54-year-old man presented with a painful lump in the medial aspect of the knee. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-circumscribed intra-articular mass, which was later diagnosed as an intra-articular schwannoma based on biopsy findings. |
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