Breast Schwannoma
Schwannomas arise from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. The most common locations include the head, neck, and extensor surfaces of the extremities. Intramammary schwannomas are very rare and account for only 2.6% of schwannomas. A review of the English literature reveals 27 such cases o...
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| author | Vandana Dialani Neely Hines Yihong Wang Priscilla Slanetz |
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| description | Schwannomas arise from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. The most common locations include the head, neck, and extensor surfaces of the extremities. Intramammary schwannomas are very rare and account for only 2.6% of schwannomas. A review of the English literature reveals 27 such cases of breast schwannoma. In this paper we describe another such rare case. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4a12e29d79ad4f348ef104804bee952b2025-02-03T07:23:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/930841930841Breast SchwannomaVandana Dialani0Neely Hines1Yihong Wang2Priscilla Slanetz3Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USARadiology Associates of Hollywood, 9050 Pines Boulevard, Suite 200, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024, USADepartment of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461-2373, USADepartment of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USASchwannomas arise from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. The most common locations include the head, neck, and extensor surfaces of the extremities. Intramammary schwannomas are very rare and account for only 2.6% of schwannomas. A review of the English literature reveals 27 such cases of breast schwannoma. In this paper we describe another such rare case.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/930841 |
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| title | Breast Schwannoma |
| title_full | Breast Schwannoma |
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| title_short | Breast Schwannoma |
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