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Schwannomas are the most common benign tumors of the peripheral nerves, but represents only 5%-8% of all soft tissue tumors. Their diagnosis is usually delayed due to their slow growth and the nervous adaptation to their increased volume. Ultrasound sonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images usually ease the diagnosis. Correct enucleation offers very good postoperative outcomes and avoids recurrences. We report an unusual case of schwannoma of the radial nerve (RN) that remained asymptomatic for one year and a half, and treated well, had good outcomes.
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Neurilemmoma , Soft Tissue Neoplasms , Humans , Radial Nerve , Neurilemmoma/diagnostic imaging , Neurilemmoma/surgery , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
Proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma is a rare soft tissue neoplasm which arises from the more proximal part of body and occurs more often in young people; the definite diagnosis depends mainly on the pathological examination; early detection and complete excision remain the foundation of treatment. Due to its aggressive behavior, high capacity of recurrence and the great ability to metastasize, a careful clinical long-term monitoring is required. We report a new case of a 20 years old girl, presented with proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma in her right scapular region, confirmed by pathological examination and removed surgically without recurrence or metastasis at eighteen months of follow-up.
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Sarcoma/diagnosis , Scapula/pathology , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/diagnosis , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Sarcoma/pathology , Sarcoma/surgery , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/pathology , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/surgery , Young AdultABSTRACT
Digital amputations are common. They are mainly due to work related accidents and they are a real case of replantation emergency which must obey to well-established rules. The development of microsurgery has increased the success rate of these interventions. In this article; we report on our experience with a retrospective study of 18 single-finger replantations performed over a period of seven years in the department of plastic and hand surgery; in Ibn Sina teaching hospital in Rabat. Despite the problems such as the delay of medical transport and lack of emergency equipment; 16 fingers have been successfully replanted with acceptable functional and aesthetic result
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Amputation, Surgical , Fingers , Hospitals , Replantation , UniversitiesABSTRACT
We report a case of full abdominal wall reconstruction after resection of a dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. The treatment comprised wide resection with a 5 cm peripheral margin and deep resection to a disease-free anatomical structure. The reconstruction was done in two-stages with a free latissimus dorsi flap.
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Abdominal Neoplasms/surgery , Dermatofibrosarcoma/surgery , Free Tissue Flaps , Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods , Abdominal Wall , Aged , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Adequate coverage of dorsal finger wounds is often a challenge. The reversed cross finger subcutaneous flap to cover defects on the dorsum of phalanx constitutes an excellent option for coverage of wounds over the middle and distal phalanges of the index, middle, ring, and small fingers. It's an easy flap and represents our first choice to cover those defects.
