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Sciatica due to Schwannoma at the Sciatic Notch

2013; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Volume: 2013; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1155/2013/510901

2090-6749

Yavuz Haspolat, Feyza Ünlü Özkan, İsmail Türkmen, Bahattin Kemah, Yalçın Turhan, Serhan Sarar, Korhan Õzkan,

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Schwannomas are rarely seen on the sciatic nerve and can cause sciatica. In this case report we aimed to present an unusual location of schwannoma along sciatic nerve that causes sciatica. A 60-years-old-man was admitted to us with complaints of pain on his thigh and paresthesia on his foot. Radiography of the patient revealed a solitary lesion on the sciatic nerve. The lesion was excised and the symptoms resolved after surgery.