%0 Journal Article
%T Neurilemoma del muslo de tipo Antoni A
%A P¨¦rez Rivera
%A Orlando Manuel
%A Sarmiento De la Guardia
%A Mario
%A Ortiz Rivera
%A Tomas
%A Sosa Sotomayor
%A Niurka Tamara
%A Ortiz Estanque
%A Elizabeth
%A P¨¦rez Rivera
%A Ricardo
%J Revista Cubana de Ortopedia y Traumatolog£¿-a
%D 2010
%I Editorial Ciencias M¨¦dicas
%X neurilemoma of schwannoma is a uncommon tumor originating from shwann cells of peripheral nerves. generally, has a benign behavior and its malignancy is low. this patient came to consultation due to a increase of the proximal third of left thigh. patient was treated in his health area with drugs and physiotherapy. was operated on and we founded a fibrous and hard mass with a interior small cyst. sample was sended of anatomical and pathologic study diagnosing a type antony a neurilemoma. this is a uncommon case offering a brief review of medical literature on pathogeny, diagnosis and therapeutical guiding of this infrequent tumor.
%K neurilemoma
%K schwannoma
%K schwann cells
%K s-100 protein.
%U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0864-215X2010000100009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en