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Neurilemmonas forms part of the differential diagnosis of soft tissue masses. Usually these tumours are solitary and benign, and multiple neurilemmonas are uncommon. Neurilemmonas, especially when multiple, must be distinguished from neurofibromata. Surgery is the treatment of choice, and usually a distinct mass can be separated from the parent nerve. We describe a case in which recurrent and multiple neurilemmonas occurred in the forearm of a patient.
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Hudson, D., Singer, M. Multiple and recurrent neurilemmonas of the radial nerve. Eur J Plast Surg 17, 210–211 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00188567
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