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Case Reports
. 2012 Dec 3:2012:bcr2012007346.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007346.

Common peroneal nerve schwannoma: an unusual differential for a symptomatic knee lump

Omair Shariq  1 , Sarkhell Radha, Sujith Konan
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Case Reports

Common peroneal nerve schwannoma: an unusual differential for a symptomatic knee lump

Omair Shariq et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
T2-weighted (A) and T1-weighted (B) MRI showing a well-defined ovoid mass posterior to the fibula head (measuring up to 15 mm in long axis), which arises eccentrically from and cannot be separated from, the underlying common peroneal nerve.
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