Subperiosteal Schwannoma of the Mid-Tibia: A Cause of Long-Lasting Unexplained Pain

Schwannomas are benign tumors affecting the nerve sheath. Their presence in the subperiosteal region is extremely rare. We report a case of a 66-year-old male patient with a 10-year history of unexplained pain of the anterior leg that turned out to be caused by a subperiosteal schwannoma of the mid-...

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Autores principales: Moussa, Mohamad K, EL-Yahchouchi, Christine, Lahoud, Jean Claude, Moussallem, Charbel D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7538026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33042707
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10269
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author Moussa, Mohamad K
EL-Yahchouchi, Christine
Lahoud, Jean Claude
Moussallem, Charbel D
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description Schwannomas are benign tumors affecting the nerve sheath. Their presence in the subperiosteal region is extremely rare. We report a case of a 66-year-old male patient with a 10-year history of unexplained pain of the anterior leg that turned out to be caused by a subperiosteal schwannoma of the mid-tibia. We believe this case report will increase surgeons’ index of suspicion about this condition when dealing with cases of unexplained bony pain, consequently allowing for early diagnosis and better outcomes.
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spelling pubmed-75380262020-10-09 Subperiosteal Schwannoma of the Mid-Tibia: A Cause of Long-Lasting Unexplained Pain Moussa, Mohamad K EL-Yahchouchi, Christine Lahoud, Jean Claude Moussallem, Charbel D Cureus Oncology Schwannomas are benign tumors affecting the nerve sheath. Their presence in the subperiosteal region is extremely rare. We report a case of a 66-year-old male patient with a 10-year history of unexplained pain of the anterior leg that turned out to be caused by a subperiosteal schwannoma of the mid-tibia. We believe this case report will increase surgeons’ index of suspicion about this condition when dealing with cases of unexplained bony pain, consequently allowing for early diagnosis and better outcomes. Cureus 2020-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7538026/ /pubmed/33042707 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10269 Text en Copyright © 2020, Moussa et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Oncology
Moussa, Mohamad K
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Subperiosteal Schwannoma of the Mid-Tibia: A Cause of Long-Lasting Unexplained Pain
title Subperiosteal Schwannoma of the Mid-Tibia: A Cause of Long-Lasting Unexplained Pain
title_full Subperiosteal Schwannoma of the Mid-Tibia: A Cause of Long-Lasting Unexplained Pain
title_fullStr Subperiosteal Schwannoma of the Mid-Tibia: A Cause of Long-Lasting Unexplained Pain
title_full_unstemmed Subperiosteal Schwannoma of the Mid-Tibia: A Cause of Long-Lasting Unexplained Pain
title_short Subperiosteal Schwannoma of the Mid-Tibia: A Cause of Long-Lasting Unexplained Pain
title_sort subperiosteal schwannoma of the mid-tibia: a cause of long-lasting unexplained pain
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7538026/
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