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Medial plantar nerve compression by a tibial artery schwannoma

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Location: http://thejns.org/doi/full/10.3171/jns.2007.106.5.921

Description: The authors describe the case of a patient with a novel cause of medial plantar symptoms due to extrinsic compression by a schwannoma arising within the adventitia of the tibial artery in the ankle region. Additionally they provide the operative, histological, and imaging findings.
Medial plantar nerve compression by a tibial artery schwannoma. Case report Robert J. Spinner, M.D., Bernd W. Scheithauer, M.D., and Kimberly K. Amrami, M.D. J Neurosurgery May 2007 Volume 106, Number 5

Type: Case Study
Author/Contact: Spinner et al
Institution: J Neurosurgery
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Language: English

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