<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A rare case of asymptomatic traumatic neuroma, triggered by the performed amputation within the right thigh due to the osteosarcoma is reported. The MRI examination has shown a focal lesion at the end of the sciatic nerve, with isointense signal and weak contrast enhancement on T1-, high signal on T2-weighted images, without restriction diffusion on DWI. The morphology did not significantly change after 12 months, which confirms the primary diagnosis. The main limitation of the case is the lack of histological confirmation, since the lesion was not removed.</p></abstract>

A rare case of asymptomatic traumatic neuroma, triggered by the performed amputation within the right thigh due to the osteosarcoma is reported. The MRI examination has shown a focal lesion at the end of the sciatic nerve, with isointense signal and weak contrast enhancement on T1-, high signal on T2-weighted images, without restriction diffusion on DWI. The morphology did not significantly change after 12 months, which confirms the primary diagnosis. The main limitation of the case is the lack of histological confirmation, since the lesion was not removed.

Asymptomatic traumatic neuroma

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Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

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A rare case of asymptomatic traumatic neuroma, triggered by the performed amputation within the right thigh due to the osteosarcoma is reported. The MRI...

Asymptomatic traumatic neuroma

Published Online: Apr 06, 2019

Page range: 27 - 28

Received: Aug 12, 2018

Accepted: Sep 24, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2019-0006

Keywords
traumatic neuroma, sciatic nerve, incidental findings

© 2019 Katarzyna Wrona et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Asymptomatic traumatic neuroma

Published Online: Apr 06, 2019

Page range: 27 - 28

Received: Aug 12, 2018

Accepted: Sep 24, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2019-0006

Keywordstraumatic neuroma, sciatic nerve, incidental findings

© 2019 Katarzyna Wrona et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
traumatic neuroma, sciatic nerve, incidental findings