ArticleWorld journal of surgical oncology2016
A case of infected schwannoma mimicking malignant tumor.
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- Multidisciplinary Management of an Atypical Gigantic Sciatic Nerve Schwannoma: Case Presentation and Systematic Review.NeuroSci · 2025Article
- Incidentally detected tumor of the posterior mediastinum: benign lesion or thoracic oncological concern?Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Giant Invasive Intradural Extramedullary Lumbar Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.Cureus · 2023Article
- Brachial plexus tumors extending into the cervicothoracic spine: a review with operative nuances and outcomes.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021Review
- Challenge of treating skeletal muscle metastasis during the COVID-19 pandemic in a low-resource setting.Ecancermedicalscience · 2021Article
- Schwannoma Presenting as Infectious Fluid Collection.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundInfected schwannoma has been reported, this being one of the four cases published in the literature. Infected schwannoma has proven to be a tough diagnostic challenge to the treating tumor surgeon, mimicking infectious entities and most essentially, a malignant tumor. CASE PRESENTATION: The authors report the case of a 64-year-old male with a soft tissue mass in his right gluteal area that presented initially with right leg pain, then later with signs of inflammation on the tumor area. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and thallium-201 scintigraphy studies confirm the presence of soft tissue mass which had continuity with sciatic nerve, with subsequent serial MRI findings suggesting tumor enlargement with cystic degeneration. Increased level of C-reactive protein (CRP) was observed before surgery. During an open biopsy upon tissue sampling, exudates with necrotic tissue were seen. Increased level of CRP and necrotic change suggested the possibility of malignant tumor. Histopathological diagnosis was schwannoma, and group B Streptococcus was detected by culture. After the confirmation of infected schwannoma, enucleation of the tumor was performed.
conclusionsThe report concludes that establishment of a benign pathology is essential when presented with similar clinical findings prior to definitive enucleation of an infected schwannoma.
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