Medial plantar nerve compression by a tibial artery schwannoma. Case report

J Neurosurg. 2007 May;106(5):921-3. doi: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.5.921.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Decompression, Surgical
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / complications
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / surgery
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology*
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / pathology
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery
  • Neurilemmoma / complications*
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis
  • Neurilemmoma / pathology
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Reoperation
  • Tibial Arteries* / pathology
  • Tibial Arteries* / surgery
  • Tibial Nerve / pathology
  • Tibial Nerve / surgery
  • Tibial Neuropathy / diagnosis
  • Tibial Neuropathy / etiology*
  • Tibial Neuropathy / pathology
  • Tibial Neuropathy / surgery
  • Vascular Neoplasms / complications*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Vascular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Vascular Neoplasms / surgery