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Schwannoma of Brachial Plexus

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Brachial plexus tumours are a rare entity. Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumours and only about 5% arise from the brachial plexus. Due to its rarity and complex anatomical location they can pose a formidable challenge to surgeons. We present a case of a young patient who presented with an axillary swelling three months after a lymph node biopsy from the same axilla, which turned out to be a Schwannoma arising for the medial cord of the brachial plexus.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Air Force Hospital Rowriah, Jorhat, Assam, 785005, India

    Ameet Kumar

  2. Regency Hospital Ltd., Kanpur, 208005, India

    Saeed Akhtar

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Kumar, A., Akhtar, S. Schwannoma of Brachial Plexus. Indian J Surg 73, 80–81 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-010-0141-1

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