RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Structural Origin and Surgical Complications of Peripheral Schwannomas
JF Anticancer Research
JO Anticancer Res
FD International Institute of Anticancer Research
SP 6563
OP 6570
DO 10.21873/anticanres.14681
VO 40
IS 11
A1 YONEZAWA, HIROTAKA
A1 MIWA, SHINJI
A1 YAMAMOTO, NORIO
A1 HAYASHI, KATSUHIRO
A1 TAKEUCHI, AKIHIKO
A1 IGARASHI, KENTARO
A1 TADA, KAORU
A1 LANGIT, MICKHAEL B.
A1 HIGUCHI, TAKASHI
A1 ABE, KENSAKU
A1 TANIGUCHI, YUTA
A1 MORINAGA, SEI
A1 ARAKI, YOSHIHIRO
A1 ASANO, YOHEI
A1 TSUCHIYA, HIROYUKI
YR 2020
UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/40/11/6563.abstract
AB Background/Aim: In this study, we investigated the locations and surgical complications of schwannomas. Patients and Methods: Data of 130 patients with schwannomas were retrospectively reviewed. Pre- and post-operative neurological symptoms, tumor locations, and nerves of origin (sensory, motor, or mixed) were reviewed. Results: Before surgery, 69 patients had Tinel-like signs, 56 patients had pain, 32 patients had numbness, four patients had motor deficits. After surgery, 20 patients had developed a new neurological deficit; 11 patients had motor deficits, ten patients had sensory deficits, and one patient had both motor and sensory deficits. Most schwannomas occurred in mixed nerves, including the median nerve in 17 patients and tibial nerve in 13 patients. Conclusion: The most common site of schwannoma was the median nerve. Although the nerve of origin of the schwannoma could be identified in only 26.0% of cases, the data suggest that schwannomas occur in both sensory and motor nerves.