Schwannoma

Posted By Melanie Gray on July 23, 1999 at 10:10:53
Recently my 8 month old son had a cyst removed from his right foreleg just below the knee.  (I noticed the cyst within the first weeks of life).  The pathology report said this cyst was a schwannoma and that a consult is recommended to rule out nervous tumor syndrome.  I have a consult scheduled with a pediatric neuroligist in 2 months (this was the soonest I could get in).  Niether my husband or I have ever had anything like this.   I don't like the idea of anything possibly wrong with my son and 2 months seems like forever to wait.  So my questions are:  What is nervous tumor syndrome?  If my son does have this, how will this affect him?  Could my son get other Schwannomas elsewhere and how could that affect him if he does?  (I've read form other forums about Schwannoma on the face causing facial ticks).  Since a Schwannoma is a growth off of a nerve cell and the Saphenous nerve runs right in the location that the cyst was removed do I have to worry about damage to the Saphenous nerve?  (the cyst was removed by an orthopedic surgeon and there was no mention by anyone about nerve damage, I'm just wondering  if damage could be done without knowing it).  I know I have many questions but I've had time to ponder.  I would really appreciate any information you could offer and where I could get more information about nervous tumor syndrome and Schwannoma.










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