Surgical management of multiple schwannomas scattered on a single peripheral nerve
This is the first study to address the surgical strategies of multiple schwannomas occurring in a skip-like pattern on a single peripheral nerve. In surgery for MSSPN, selective enucleation of only the most symptomatic tumors may be effective in preventing the worsening of symptoms after surgery.
Authors
- Yuki Funauchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7031-672X)
- Keiko Hayakawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4905-4408)
- Masanori Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4139-4013)
- Seiichi Matsumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7834-2156)
- Taisuke Tanizawa
- Tomoko Kojima
- Keisuke Ae
Institutions
- Nihon University (JP)
- Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2025-06-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-02966-x
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00