A case of schwannoma of the common peroneal nerve in the knee

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 21 Feb 2017Publisher:Open Medical PublishingJournal:Orthopedic Reviews, volume 9 (issn: 2035-8237, eissn: 2035-8164,

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Authors: Tayyar Taylan Öz; Birol Aktaş; Korhan Özkan; Burak Özturan; Bulent Kilic; Murat Demiroğlu;

doi: 10.4081/or.2017.6825

pmid: 28286620

pmc: PMC5337774

A case of schwannoma of the common peroneal nerve in the knee

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Abstract

Schwannomas are benign neurogenic tumors of peripheral nerves that originate from neural sheath. The aim of this case report is to bring to mind the schwannoma in the patient with knee pain. A 39-year-old woman presented with a complaint of knee pain of three months history. After surgical intervention, the patient’s complaints completely disappeared in the post-operative period. This should come to mind in the differential diagnosis of knee pain.

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Istanbul Medeniyet University
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Gelişim Üniversitesi
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Keywords

Orthopedic surgery, Schwannoma, Common peroneal nerve, Knee, Case Report, RD701-811

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