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Solitary benign schwannoma in the psoas muscle

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Solitary benign schwannoma in the psoas muscle is extremely rare. Here we present a case report of a woman who had solitary benign schwannoma in the psoas muscle not associated with von Recklinghausen's disease. This is the fifth case reported in the literature.

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    U. Kuyumcuoglu & C. Germiyanoglu

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Kuyumcuoglu, U., Germiyanoglu, C. Solitary benign schwannoma in the psoas muscle. International Urology and Nephrology 22, 107–111 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549825

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