Sonografická diagnostika benigních tumorů periferních nervů na horních končetinách – kazuistiky čtyř pacientů // SOLEN

Neurológia pre prax 6/2018

Sonografická diagnostika benigních tumorů periferních nervů na horních končetinách – kazuistiky čtyř pacientů

We present four cases of patients with benign peripheral nerve tumors in the upper limbs that were diagnosed with ultrasound. Two cases were identified as schwannoma and the other two as intraneural perineurioma. Clinically, the patients had progressive focal resistance at the site of the presumed course of the nerve, with three of the cases exhibiting progressive neuropathy. The aim of this article is to highlight peripheral nerve ultrasonography as a suitable first-choice screening method for a suspected tumor of the peripheral nervous system. The article includes a basic overview and case studies with abundant pictorial documentation.

Keywords: tumor, ultrasound, schwannoma, perineurioma, neurofibroma