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Title:Ultrasonography of peripheral nerve tumours : a case series
Authors:ID Podnar, Simon (Author)
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Language:English
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:Logo OI - Institute of Oncology
Abstract:Background. Peripheral nerve tumours (PNTs) are rare, but important cause of peripheral nerve dysfunction. The aim of the study was to present a series of consecutive patients with PNTs evaluated in authors’ ultrasonography (US) practice.Patients and methods. The electronic medical records of patients with PNTs examined at our US laboratory from February 2013 to May 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Data on gender, age, clinical features, PNT location, elec-trodiagnostic (EDx) features and US findings were collected.Results. In the analyzed period 2845 patients were examined in our US laboratory. From these 15 patients (0.5%) with PNTs were identified. Four of them (3 with confirmed neurofibromatosis) had multiple PNTs. Half of patients (53%) presented with features of peripheral nerve damage, and others with palpable mass or pain. The most often involved nerve was ulnar (36%). PNT cross sectional areas varied from 24 mm2 to 1250 mm2 (median, 61 mm2). Based in 5 pa-tients on histological and in remaining patients on US features, schwannoma was diagnosed in 40%, neurofibroma in 27%, and perineurioma in 27% of patients.Conclusions. As in previous reports,PNTs in our series presented with neurological symptoms, palpable mass or pain. In contrast to other focal neuropathies, particularly nerves with schwannomas, in spite of their large thickening, often demonstrated well preserved function. Adding US to our clinical practice, enabled us to diagnose these rare periph-eral nerve lesions that we missed before.
Keywords:elektrodiagnostika, površina preseka živca, periferni živci
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:01.01.2023
Publisher:Association of Radiology and Oncology
Year of publishing:2023
Number of pages:str. 35-41, III
Numbering:Vol. 57, no. 1
Source:Ljubljana
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-19826 New window
UDC:616.833
ISSN on article:1318-2099
DOI:10.2478/raon-2023-0005 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:146425347 New window
Copyright:by Authors
Publication date in DiRROS:25.07.2024
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PODNAR, Simon, 2023, Ultrasonography of peripheral nerve tumours : a case series. Radiology and oncology [online]. 2023. Vol. 57, no. 1, p. 35–41, iii. [Accessed 24 April 2025]. DOI 10.2478/raon-2023-0005. Retrieved from: https://dirros.openscience.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=19826
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Title:Radiology and oncology
Shortened title:Radiol. oncol.
Publisher:Slovenian Medical Society - Section of Radiology, Croatian Medical Association - Croatian Society of Radiology
ISSN:1318-2099
COBISS.SI-ID:32649472 New window

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Language:Slovenian
Title:Ultrazvočno diagnosticiranje tumorjev perifernih živcev
Keywords:electrodiagnosis, nerve cross-sectional area, peripheral nerves


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