Abstract
Schwannoma is a nerve tumor developed at the expense of Schwann sheath cells. This tumor is usually benign, exceptionally malignant; it is related and sometimes associated with neurofibromatosis resulting in some clinical confusion. His diagnosis is histopathological. We report the case of a schwannoma of the leg supported in the plastic surgery department of Aristide Le Dantec hospital in Dakar. It is a 41-year-old patient presenting for ten years a tumor of the posterior aspect of the leg evoking a neurofibroma ; he underwent incomplete excision and the histopathological examination of the excision specimen concluded that there was benign schwannoma. The result was good and stable at one year. This case illustrates the clinical difficulty in differentiating neurofibromatosis and the value of incomplete excision in some cases.
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