Acute presentation of brachial plexus schwannoma secondary to infarction

Charif Sidani; Efrat Saraf-Lavi; Kirill A. Lyapichev; Mehrdad Nadji; Allan D. Levi

doi:10.1177/1971400915594923

Acute presentation of brachial plexus schwannoma secondary to infarction

Charif Sidani, Efrat Saraf-Lavi, Kirill A. Lyapichev, Mehrdad Nadji, Allan D. Levi

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Schwannomas of the brachial plexus are rare and typically present as slowly growing masses. We describe a case of a 37-year-old female who presented with acute onset of severe left upper extremity pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a 2.3×2.1 cm peripherally enhancing centrally cystic lesion in the left axilla, along the cords of the left brachial plexus, with significant surrounding edema and enhancement. The mass was surgically removed. Pathology was consistent with a schwannoma with infarction. The pain completely resolved immediately after surgery.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	333-336
Number of pages	4
Journal	Neuroradiology Journal
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1971400915594923
State	Published - Jun 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Brachial plexus
Infarction
MRI
Schwannoma

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Clinical Neurology

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