DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2020.v06i03.017

Pages: 157-159

Schwannomas are benign and the most common nerve tumors. They are frequent in the upper limb, preferably affecting the brachial plexus. In the lower limb, the trunk of the sciatic nerve and the common fibular nerve seems to be the most affected. We report a case of an unusual superficial fibular nerve schwannoma. The diagnosis is based on the suggestive MRI aspect, but it’s histology that confirms it. Surgical treatment by enucleation with respecting nerve’s fibers allows healing. The rate of recurrence and degeneration is very low for this kind of tumor.