Plexiform schwannoma of the foot

Eur Radiol. 1999;9(8):1653-5. doi: 10.1007/s003300050904.

Abstract

The present report describes a plexiform schwannoma involving the subcutis of the foot in an 8-year-old boy. Gross findings revealed thin fibrous septa in a multilobulated tumor that was partly separated into free body-like nodules in the subcutis. Preoperative CT and MRI failed to delineate this multinodular architecture or free bodies. This is a case presentation including the CT and MR findings associated with plexiform schwannoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Foot Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Foot Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed