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19153882

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-20
pubmed:abstractText
Peripheral nerve tumours are uncommon. Our aims were to calculate the incidence and relative frequencies, to define sites of nerve tumours and to judge preoperative symptoms and outcomes of intervention. The results of 53 patients, with 68 tumours and histopathological diagnoses of true neoplasms, who had been operated on at the Department of Hand Surgery, Malmo, Sweden, between 1986 and 2007, were analysed. Schwannomas were the most common tumour (n=42). The incidence of schwannomas was 0.62/100 000 inhabitants/year in Malmo during that time period. The median nerve was most affected, closely followed by the ulnar and digital nerves. The preferred sites were the forearm, the thumb, and the digits. The most common preoperative symptom was pain. Loss of sensation was the most common postoperative complication. However, 33/53 patients (62%) were completely free of symptoms after excision. Patients should be provided with meticulous information preoperatively.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0284-4311
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
43-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Tumours of peripheral nerves in the upper extremity: a 22-year epidemiological study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hand Surgery, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden. lars.dahlin@med.lu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't