Brachial Plexus' Schwannoma in a Child

Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2022 Jul-Sep;19(3):189-191. doi: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_63_21.

Abstract

Children's schwannoma is a rare condition, generally occurring in a sporadic way. Its aetiology is still not fully understood. We report the case of a 10-year old girl who presented a left shoulder mass, along motility reduction of the left upper limb for 24 months before presentation at our service. A biopsy resection of the mass gave the diagnosis and 6 months after surgical resection, no complication occurred.

Keywords: Case report; children's schwannoma; peripheral nerve tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Brachial Plexus* / diagnostic imaging
  • Brachial Plexus* / pathology
  • Brachial Plexus* / surgery
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neurilemmoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Neurilemmoma* / pathology
  • Neurilemmoma* / surgery
  • Rare Diseases