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This chapter will provide succinctly the key points to a successful surgery of benign peripheral nerve tumors. Briefly, the authors will discuss the clinical management of schwannomas and neurofibromas of the peripheral nerves, indications that range from a conservative management to a microsurgical resection. Furthermore, the authors will present important details for the successful microsurgical resection of these two types of neoplasm (illustrated by four case figures), including a step-wise technique for the safe tumor removal with preservation of all the functioning fascicles.
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Brito da Silva, H., Leitão de Carvalho Filho, F.F., Midha, R. (2021). Fundamental Aspects of the Surgical Techniques for the Resection of Peripheral Nerve Tumors. In: Guedes, F., Zager, E.L., Garozzo, D., Rasulic, L., Socolovsky, M. (eds) Diagnostic Assessment and Treatment of Peripheral Nerve Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77633-6_10
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