Schwannoma of the fourth digit: case report

Authors

  • Diego Abad dos Santos
  • Hamilton Leite Soares
  • Gustavo Ghedini

Keywords:

Neurilemmoma/pathology;Neurilemmoma/surgery;Footdiseases/pathology

Abstract

Report of a rare case of a benign solitary schwannoma located on the right foot’s fourth digit of a 61-year-old patient is presented. Diagnosis of schwannoma was demonstrated by histopathological examination. The tumor was excised and there was no recurrence afterthree years and ten months follow up. The disease location rarity motivated the reporting.

Published

2007-06-30

Issue

Section

Original Articles

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