Intramuscular Schwannoma Arising from the Gluteus Maximus Muscle: A Case Report

Kim,  Sang Rim; Nam,  Kwang Woo; Choi,  Sung Wook; Bang,  Hyeong Sik; Seo,  Kyu Bum

doi:2012.21.2.165

Arch Hand Microsurg > Volume 21(2); 2012 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2012;21(2):165-169.
Published online November 30, 2012.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12790/jkssh.2012.21.2.165

Intramuscular Schwannoma Arising from the Gluteus Maximus Muscle: A Case Report

Sang Rim Kim, M.D., Kwang Woo Nam, M.D., Sung Wook Choi, M.D., Hyeong Sik Bang, M.D., Kyu Bum Seo, M.D.

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. cbnuoskbs@jejunu.ac.kr

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Abstract

Intramuscular schwannomma is unusual and rare cases were reported in the literature in the gluteus maximus muscle. We present a case of an intramuscular schwannoma arising from the gluteus maximus muscle in a sixty-five-year-old woman. An oval in shape and well encapsulated tumor was found embedded with the gluteus maximus muscle, and then the lesion was excised surgically. Two years following excision of the lesion, the patient remained asymptomatic, with no evidence of local recurrence.

Key Words: Intramuscular schwannoma, Gluteus maximus