most common peripheral nerve tumor
schwannoma
shooting pain on direct palpation as sx
schwannoma
t/F low malignant transformation ang scchwannoma
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malignant tumors sx?
constant pain rather pain on palpation
tx for malignant peripheral nerve tumors
radical excision
risk of malignant degeneration of neurofibroma
10%
fusiform nerve sheath tumor
neurofibroma
2 most common sites of entrapment nerve
ulnar (medial elbow)
medial (wrist)
c7,c8 and T1 + sensory of 4th and 5th digit
ulnar neuropathy
tx of ulnar neuropathy
exision and incision of aponeurosis
autoimmune with antibodies to the presynaptic calcium channels
ELS