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. 2011 Jan;73(1):80-1.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-010-0141-1. Epub 2010 Nov 19.

Schwannoma of brachial plexus

Ameet Kumar, Saeed Akhtar

Schwannoma of brachial plexus

Ameet Kumar et al. Indian J Surg. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Brachial plexus tumours are a rare entity. Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumours and only about 5% arise from the brachial plexus. Due to its rarity and complex anatomical location they can pose a formidable challenge to surgeons. We present a case of a young patient who presented with an axillary swelling three months after a lymph node biopsy from the same axilla, which turned out to be a Schwannoma arising for the medial cord of the brachial plexus.

Keywords: Axillary swelling; Brachial plexus tumours; Schwannoma.

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Fig. 1
a. Contrast enhanced CT scan showing the isodense lesion in axilla with minimal enhancement. b. Sagittal reformatted image showing the tumour
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Per-operative photograph of the tumour
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