Abstract
We report a case of 35 year old male with complaints of swelling in posterior aspect of left thigh since 9 years and pain in left lower limb since 2 months. MRI showed two well defined discrete lesions in relation to left sciatic nerve suggestive of neurogenic tumor. Postoperatively patient recovered well with no pain or neurological deficit.
Keywords- left sciatic nerve, neurogenic tumor.
References
1. Kralick F., Koenigsberg R. Sciatica in a patient with unusual peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Surg Neurol. 2006;66:634–637. [PubMed]
2. Rekha A., Ravi A. Sciatic nerve schwannoma. Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2004;3:165–167. [PubMed]
3. Nawabi D.H., Sinisi M. Schwannoma of the posterior tibial nerve: the problem of delay in diagnosis. J Bone JtSurg Br. 2007;89:814–816. [PubMed]
4. Martinez Algarra J.C., Gastaldi Rodrigo P., PalomaresTalens E. Le schwannome multiple du nerfsciatique. À propos d'un cas. Rev ChirOrthopReparatriceAppar Mot. 1999;85:632–635. [PubMed]
5. Topsakal C., Akdemir I., Tiftikci M., Ozercan I., Aydin Y. Malignant schwannoma of the sciatic nerve origina-ting in a spinal plexiformneurofibroma associated with neurofibromatosis type 1—case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2001;41:551–555. [PubMed]
6. Rezzouk J., Durandeau A. Compression nerveuse par pseudokystemucoïde: à propos de 23 cas. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2004;90:143–146. [PubMed]
7. Calisaneller T, Gok H, Yilmaz MS, Cinar GK, Naderi S. Schwannoma of sciatic nerve: a rare cause of non-discogenic sciatica. World Spinal Column J 2011;2:77–80.
8. Oberle J, Kahamba J, Richter HP. Peripheral nerveschwannomas--an analysis of 16 patients. ActaNeurochir (Wien) 1997;139:949–53.
9. Créteur V., Bacq C., Fumière E., Bissen L., Delcour C. Échographie des nerfspériphériques. Deuxièmepartie: membreinférieur. J Radiol. 2007;88:349–360. [PubMed]
Corresponding Author
Kushal Agrawal
Room No- 315 Lateral Building, Sassoon Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 7875177442
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i11.27
