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Tibialis Posterior Nerve Schwannoma Mimicking Achilles Tendinitis: Ultrasonographic Diagnosis
Author(s) -
Cantos-Melian Belen,
Arriaza-Loureda Rafael,
Aisa-Varela Pilar
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1990.18.8.671
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , nerve sheath , peripheral nerve , ultrasound , tendinitis , anatomy , nerve sheath tumor , radiology , tendon
Solitary nerve sheath tumors are rare, but they are more frequent in the flexor surface of the extremities. Very often, they give rise to diagnostic problems due to the radiating and usually ill‐defined characteristics of their symptomatology. The nature of the tumor can occasionally be suspected by its location in relation to a peripheral nerve. It originates from the cells of Schwann's sheath, and it represents a major part of benign peripheral nerve tumors. 1,5 A correct diagnosis can strongly be suggested by means of ultrasound and MRI.