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Perineal Schwannoma in a Child—an Uncommon Presentation

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Schwannoma is rare peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising from Schwann cells. It is generally benign but may show malignant transformation. Perineal location of these tumors is very rare. We operated a 6-year-old boy with perineal mass, which turned out to be a schwannoma. We are presenting the description of the case and review of the relevant literature.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, UP, 226003, India

    Ajay Kumar Verma, Anand Pandey, Archika Gupta & Shiv Narain Kureel

  2. Department of Pathology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India

    Preeti Agarwal

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Verma, A.K., Pandey, A., Gupta, A. et al. Perineal Schwannoma in a Child—an Uncommon Presentation. Indian J Surg Oncol 8, 414–416 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-017-0638-1

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