Nerve Tumors of the Upper Extremity

Sophia A. Strike; Mark E. Puhaindran

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2019.02.008

Nerve Tumors of the Upper Extremity

Sophia A. Strike, Mark E. Puhaindran

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Nerve sheath tumors of the upper extremity are among the common neoplastic pathologies encountered by hand surgeons. A majority of these tumors are benign schwannomas or neurofibromas and may be associated with neurofibromatosis. Clinical signs of malignant transformation include new onset of pain and rapid growth. Imaging characteristics, such as standardized uptake value greater than 4.0 on PET scan, may aid in the diagnosis of a malignant tumor. Surgical excision, often with intrafascicular dissection with nerve preservation, is recommended treatment of benign lesions. Wide surgical excision is recommended for malignant lesions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	347-350
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinics in Plastic Surgery
Volume	46
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cps.2019.02.008
State	Published - Jul 2019

Keywords

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
Neurilemmoma
Neurofibroma
Neurofibromatosis
Schwannoma

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Surgery

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