Year: 2024 | Month: December | Volume: 11 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 160-164
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20241219
Masquerading Tumour: A Case of Digital Schwannoma
Dr. Atul Gowardhan1, Dr. Durva Dighe2, Dr. Priyanka Ganjkar3, Dr. Rohit Dhanawate4, Dr. Poonam Sarnaik5
1Plastic surgeon, Associate Professor, Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College, Pune, India
2Intern, Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College, Pune, India
3JR, Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College, Pune, India
4Intern, Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College, Pune, India
5Intern, Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College, Pune, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Durva Dighe
ABSTRACT
Background: The authors present a rare case of schwannoma located at posteromedial aspect of middle finger of the right hand. Soft tissue masses are quite common, however schwannomas which are benign nerve sheath tumours are uncommonly found on distal parts of the digits.
Methods: A 40-year-old woman presented to the outpatient department, with a history of a swelling increasing over the period of 1 year. Radiographic investigations were done and the patient was posted for an excision.
Results: Biopsy of the excised mass revealed it to be a schwannoma, negative for malignancy.
Conclusions: It is quite a task to differentiate a schwannoma from other soft tissue masses like lipomas. Radiographic investigations are quite fundamental to better understand the localisation, association with musculature, vasculature and vital bony structures.
Keywords: Masquerading tumour, digital schwannoma.
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