Painful schwannoma of scalp: A case report

Painful schwannoma of scalp: A case report

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Schwannoma, also known as neurilemmoma, is a benign neoplasm of Schwann cells of the cranial or peripheral nerve sheath.Scalp involvement has been reported in 25% of patients with extracranial head and neck schwannomas, which can be misdiagnosed clinically as Socks epidermal cyst or lipoma.In this article, we report a 32-year-old male presenting with a slow-growing painful subcutaneous mass on the Warming Equipment:Dry/Heated Display Cases left occipital scalps without any neurological symptoms.Pathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma, and surgical removal resulted in the resolution of pain and lack of recurrence.