Schwannoma: A Rare Hoffa's Fat Pad Tumor

Hoffa's fat pad can be affected by a variety of tumors. Schwannomas are benign and typically solitary neoplasms of the peripheral nerve sheath; they are made up of the neoplastic Schwann cells and are usually located eccentrically. Malignant schwannomas are extremely uncommon. Here we report a...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Ruben Caballero Martel, Sara Estévez Sarmiento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2019-04-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1692996