A case of schwannoma of the common peroneal nerve in the knee

Öz T. T., Aktaş B., Özkan K., Özturan B., Kilic B., Demiroğlu M.

Orthopedic Reviews, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.19-20, 2017 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4081/or.2017.6825
  • Dergi Adı: Orthopedic Reviews
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.19-20
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Common peroneal nerve, Knee, Schwannoma
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© T.T. Öz et al., 2017Schwannomas are benign neurogenic tumors of peripheral nerves that originate from neural sheath. The aim of this case report is to bring to mind the schwannoma in the patient with knee pain. A 39-year-old woman presented with a complaint of knee pain of three months history. After surgical intervention, the patient’s complaints completely disappeared in the post-operative period. This should come to mind in the differential diagnosis of knee pain.