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10763426

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
Peripheral nerve tumors, which are called schwannomas because they arise from nerve sheath Schwann cells, are rare tumors than can develop at any site in the body but involve the limbs in over 50% of cases. Only 13% of schwannomas arise in the trunk; about 3% of schwannomas are retroperitoneal, and about 4% of retroperitoneal tumors are schwannomas. Pelvic schwannomas are equally uncommon and can develop in a broad range of structures. The most common presenting manifestation is a very large space-occupying lesion responsible for compression of neighboring organs. Excision of the tumor is often extremely difficult or impossible. Although obturator nerve schwannomas are exceedingly rare, their paravesical location is suggestive of he diagnosis. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are the most useful investigations, although they cannot determine the exact nature of the tumor. During surgery, every effort should be made to preserve the integrity of the nerve, although this is not always possible; obturator nerve injury does not seem associated with severe impairments.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-4401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
58-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
[Schwannoma of the obturator nerve with urologic manifestations: report of a case].
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'urologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire, Poitiers, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports