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. 2014 May;41(3):296-9.
doi: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.3.296. Epub 2014 May 12.

Surgical removal of intraneural perineurioma arising in the brachial plexus using an interfascicular dissection technique

Jae-Hyun Chung  1 , Seong-Ho Jeong  1 , Eun-Sang Dhong  1 , Seung-Kyu Han  1
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Surgical removal of intraneural perineurioma arising in the brachial plexus using an interfascicular dissection technique

Jae-Hyun Chung et al. Arch Plast Surg. 2014 May.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Intraoperative findings. The tumor originated from the axillary nerve of the posterior cord.
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Fig. 2
After tumor excision, one of the fascicle groups was preserved.
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Fig. 3
The resected specimen measured about 0.5 cm×1.0 cm×4.5 cm.
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Fig. 4
Upon immunohistochemical staining, the perineurial cells (black arrow) were positive for endothelial membrane antigen (endothelial membrane antigen, ×200).
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Fig. 5
Upon immunohistochemical staining, Schwann cells (black arrow) positive for S100 were surrounded by the perineurial cells (S100, ×200).
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