Here we present the case of a 36-year-old man who was found to have a symptomatic malignant neural sheath tumor growing from the C2 nerve root following a period of progressively worsening headaches. The patient was successfully treated with surgical resection resulting in resolution of cranial nerve deficits. Though uncommon, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor must be considered in the di...

Schwannomas, also known as neurilemmomas, are generally benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors developing from Schwann cells. Peripheral nerve sheath tumors account for less than 8% of soft tissue neoplasms. Schwannomas are characterized by a slow-growing and non-infiltrating pattern. We report a 21-year-old, right-handed male, with a mass at his right elbow anterolateral region, that was slowly...

OBJECTIVE To distinguish between benign and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors around the pelvis. METHODS A retrospective study of 30 patients with benign and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors located around the pelvis was performed. Clinical, imaging and histological features of 19 benign and 11 malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors around the pelvis were reviewed retrospecti...

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the scalp are rare lesions of the nervous system. Only 14 cases have been reported to date. The field of neurosurgery has struggled with diagnosing and treating these tumors. In this report, we present two cases of giant malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the scalp and retrospectively analyze the clinical features, imaging findings, pathologi...

schwannoma(neurilemmoma) is a benign tumor originates from schwann cells. ancient (degenerated) schwannoma is a long-standing schwannoma with degenerative changes. head and neck region is one of the most common sites for nerve sheath tumors but intraosseous schwannoma is rare. the mandible is the most common site of occurrence for this lesion. we report a rare case of intraosseous ancient schwa...

Schwannomas are mesenchymal tumors that characteristically benign and slow growing, which originate from any nerve with schwann cell sheath. Here, we report the case of a 28-year-old woman patient who was diagnosed stomach obstructive lesions causing severe gastric dilatation. She underwent distal gastrectomy histopathological examination tumor revealed one schwannoma.

Background: Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNSTs) are defined as malignant tumors arising from a peripheral nerve or displaying sheath differentiation. We report the first Korean case of MPNST ileum. Case Presentation: A 33-year-old female without family history neurofibromatosis type I complained lower abdominal pain. An abdomen computed tomography and enhanced magnetic resonance i...

The optic nerves are well demonstrated by high-resolution computed tomography. Involvement of the optic nerve by optic gliomas and optic nerve sheath meningiomas is well known. However, nonneoplastic processes such as increased intracranial pressure, optic neuritis, Grave ophthalmopathy, and orbital pseudotumor may also alter the appearance of the optic nerve/sheath on computed tomography. Cert...

Schwannomas or neurilemomas are the most frequent nerve sheath tumours and could be mistaken for a nerve abscess of leprosy as presented in this case report. These tumours may affect any nerve in the body mainly in the flexor surfaces of limb and nerve trunks, often at origin of spinal or cranial nerves. They usually grow slowly and appear as painless swellings for several years before being di...