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Brachial Plexus Schwannoma – Case Report and Literature Review

– Schwannoma as an extracranial nerve sheath tumor rarely aff ects brachial plexus. Due to the fact that brachial plexus schwannomas are a rare entity and due to the brachial plexus anatomic complexity, schwannomas in this region present a challenge for surgeons. We present a case of a 49- year-old female patient with a slow growing painless mass in the right supraclavicular region that was diagnosed as schwannoma and operated at our department. Th e case is described to remind that in case of supraclavicular tumors, diff erential diagnosis should take brachial plexus tumors, i.e. schwannomas, in consideration. Extra caution is also required on fi ne needle aspiration procedures or biopsies of schwannomas due to the possible iatrogenic injury of the nerve and adjacent structures. On operative treatment of schwannoma, complete tumor resection should be achieved while preserving the nerve

Neurilemmoma ; Nerve Sheath Neoplasms ; Brachial Plexus ; Biopsy, Fine-Needle ; Case Reports

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