Abstract:Introduction
Mobile Schwannoma is a rare soft tissue tumor that commonly involves the elderly population. It has no cellular material and grows as solitary, firm, oval, encapsulated benign tumors from the sensory (dorsal) nerve root. If multiple, they are usually associated with Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF-2). The initial sign and symptoms include segmental pain and paresthesia. It may lead to myelopathy if the tumor expands.
Case presentation
We present a twenty-year-… Show more
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