GIANT SCHWANNOMA OF THE LOWER LEG

Schwannomas are relatively common, benign, peripheral nerve sheath tum ours. They usually range in size from 2 to 20 cm, but when localised i n the lower legs the maximum length is less than 10 cm. The case repor ted here was a giant fusiform schwannoma of the left fibular nerve wit h a length of 25.5 cm. In contrast to the usual findings of giant schw annomas, no cystic, haemorrhagic or necrotic changes could be found by ultrasonography, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. T he combination of tumour size, location and radiological presentation is very unusual and, to our knowledge, has never been reported before in the literature.