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Is Sciatic Sheath Tumor Cancerous?
my wife diagnosed with sciatic nerve shealth tumor on her distal left thigh, about 5cm. i would like to ask if this is cancerous or not. if he undergo surgery, what the chances that will not affect her legs. please reply , i love my wife im working in abroad. please give me advise
Tue, 9 Dec 2014
Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion it is mostly benign tumour. Either Neurofibroma or schwannoma or ganglioma. Chances of malignancy are very rare.
The only treatment for this is surgical removal. So better to get done surgical removal and histopathological examination of tumour. This will give us confirm diagnosis.
And the surgery for this is very simple. Done under local anaesthesia. So very less chances of complication.
In my opinion it is mostly benign tumour. Either Neurofibroma or schwannoma or ganglioma. Chances of malignancy are very rare.
The only treatment for this is surgical removal. So better to get done surgical removal and histopathological examination of tumour. This will give us confirm diagnosis.
And the surgery for this is very simple. Done under local anaesthesia. So very less chances of complication.
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