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Category: Volume 07 Issue 11 November 2019
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Title: Rare Presentation of Neurilemmoma Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report

Authors: Parikshita Dalai, Archana Kumari Acharya

 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i11.05

Abstract

Neurilemmoma is a benign nerve sheath tumor where surgical excision is the treatment of choice. Here we present a rare case of neurilemoma that mimics malignant soft tissue tumor.

This patient presented with atypical history of a irregular huge mass on left thigh with clinical as well as investigative findings suggestive of a malignant soft tissue tumor. The mass was excised and excisional biopsy came out to be a neurilemmoma.

Keywords: Neurilemmoma, Atypical Presentation, Mimicking Malignancy

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Corresponding Author

Parikshita Dalai

Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Sri Rama Chandra Medical College, Cuttack India