Kececi Y, Gurler T, Gundogan H, Bilkay U, Cagdas A
Ege University Medical School, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Izmir, Turkey.
Ann Plast Surg. 1997 Jul;39(1):100-2. doi: 10.1097/00000637-199707000-00019.
A 72-year-old-female presented with a giant schwannoma on the medial side of her right upper arm. Ultrasonographic and magnetic resonance imaging examinations showed that it was almost a totally cystic lesion. It was initially misdiagnosed as a hydatid cyst. After excision of the tumor, histopathological examination revealed that it was a schwannoma composed of two types of regions known as Antoni A and B regions. The tumor was 15 x 8 x 7 cm in size. There were no neurological sequelae after the operation. This is probably the biggest schwannoma of the upper extremity reported.
