Abstract
Schwannoma typically a slow-growing tumour that bears the reputation of the most common benign peripheral nerve sheath tumour. Sciatic nerve schwannoma is rare (1%) tumour that can manifest with symptoms of sciatica (1). Diagnosis of schwannoma is often delayed, notably when presents with symptoms of sciatica (1- 4).
Highlights
Schwannoma typically a slow-growing tumour that bears the reputation of the most common benign peripheral nerve sheath tumour
We report a case of common peroneal nerve schwannoma in a 53-year-old man presented with left leg pain for two years duration
The radicular type of leg pain is typically attributed to a degenerative spinal pathology, even in the presence of typical pain, diagnosing a schwannoma is often delayed
Summary
Schwannoma typically a slow-growing tumour that bears the reputation of the most common benign peripheral nerve sheath tumour. We report a case of common peroneal nerve schwannoma in a 53-year-old man presented with left leg pain for two years duration. He complained of severe and intermittent pain in the posterior aspect of the left calf, which progressed over the time. It continued with the left common peroneal nerve (Fig.). The histopathological report confirmed the diagnosis as a schwannoma of the left common peroneal nerve
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