Painful schwannoma of scalp: A case report
Schwannoma, also known as neurilemmoma, is a benign neoplasm of Schwann cells of the cranial or peripheral nerve sheath. Scalp involvement has been reported in 25% of patients with extracranial head and neck schwannomas, which can be misdiagnosed clinically as epidermal cyst or lipoma. In this artic...
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| description | Schwannoma, also known as neurilemmoma, is a benign neoplasm of Schwann cells of the cranial or peripheral nerve sheath. Scalp involvement has been reported in 25% of patients with extracranial head and neck schwannomas, which can be misdiagnosed clinically as epidermal cyst or lipoma. In this article, we report a 32-year-old male presenting with a slow-growing painful subcutaneous mass on the left occipital scalps without any neurological symptoms. Pathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma, and surgical removal resulted in the resolution of pain and lack of recurrence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00c2d19bf9134422bdc653c930b3799c2023-12-26T18:04:49ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2023-12-011110.1177/2050313X231220823Painful schwannoma of scalp: A case reportFaraz YousefianMichael RobertsJosh HammelChristopher BuckleySchwannoma, also known as neurilemmoma, is a benign neoplasm of Schwann cells of the cranial or peripheral nerve sheath. Scalp involvement has been reported in 25% of patients with extracranial head and neck schwannomas, which can be misdiagnosed clinically as epidermal cyst or lipoma. In this article, we report a 32-year-old male presenting with a slow-growing painful subcutaneous mass on the left occipital scalps without any neurological symptoms. Pathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma, and surgical removal resulted in the resolution of pain and lack of recurrence.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X231220823 |
| spellingShingle | Faraz Yousefian Michael Roberts Josh Hammel Christopher Buckley Painful schwannoma of scalp: A case report SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | Painful schwannoma of scalp: A case report |
| title_full | Painful schwannoma of scalp: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Painful schwannoma of scalp: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Painful schwannoma of scalp: A case report |
| title_short | Painful schwannoma of scalp: A case report |
| title_sort | painful schwannoma of scalp a case report |
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