TY - JOUR
T1 - Tumours of peripheral nerves in the upper extremity: a 22-year epidemiological study
AU - Sandberg, Kristina
AU - Nilsson, Jessica
AU - Søe Nielsen, Niels
AU - Dahlin, Lars B
N1 - Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Denmark; Female; Granular Cell Tumor; Hamartoma; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Nerve Sheath Neoplasms; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms; Treatment Outcome; Upper Extremity; Young Adult
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Peripheral nerve tumours are uncommon. Our aims were to calculate the incidence and relative frequencies, to define sites of nerve tumours and to judge preoperative symptoms and outcomes of intervention. The results of 53 patients, with 68 tumours and histopathological diagnoses of true neoplasms, who had been operated on at the Department of Hand Surgery, Malmo, Sweden, between 1986 and 2007, were analysed. Schwannomas were the most common tumour (n=42). The incidence of schwannomas was 0.62/100 000 inhabitants/year in Malmo during that time period. The median nerve was most affected, closely followed by the ulnar and digital nerves. The preferred sites were the forearm, the thumb, and the digits. The most common preoperative symptom was pain. Loss of sensation was the most common postoperative complication. However, 33/53 patients (62%) were completely free of symptoms after excision. Patients should be provided with meticulous information preoperatively.
AB - Peripheral nerve tumours are uncommon. Our aims were to calculate the incidence and relative frequencies, to define sites of nerve tumours and to judge preoperative symptoms and outcomes of intervention. The results of 53 patients, with 68 tumours and histopathological diagnoses of true neoplasms, who had been operated on at the Department of Hand Surgery, Malmo, Sweden, between 1986 and 2007, were analysed. Schwannomas were the most common tumour (n=42). The incidence of schwannomas was 0.62/100 000 inhabitants/year in Malmo during that time period. The median nerve was most affected, closely followed by the ulnar and digital nerves. The preferred sites were the forearm, the thumb, and the digits. The most common preoperative symptom was pain. Loss of sensation was the most common postoperative complication. However, 33/53 patients (62%) were completely free of symptoms after excision. Patients should be provided with meticulous information preoperatively.
U2 - 10.1080/02844310802489079
DO - 10.1080/02844310802489079
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19153882
SN - 2000-656X
VL - 43
SP - 43
EP - 49
JO - Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
JF - Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
IS - 1
ER -