Abstract:
Schwannomas are encapsulated and benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Their
occurrence in extracranial locations is rare. Schwannomas most commonly occur in
adults between 20 and 50 years of age. Their symptomatology usually mimics sciatic
pain due to herniated disc. The most common clinical presentation of sciatic nerve
schwannoma is a painful palpable mass. A 25-year female patient was admitted to our
neurosurgery department with a slow-growing mass in the medial right posterior thigh.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a mass involving the right sciatic nerve in
its middle portion. No neurological deficit was noted postoperatively. The result of the
histopathological examination was reported as a schwannoma. We report a case of
