Arch Hand Microsurg.  2020 Mar;25(1):67-70. 10.12790/ahm.19.0047.

Neuroma of the Dorsal Rami in the Back and Its Surgical Treatment: A Case Report

• Lim J
• Eun S

• KMID: 2501114
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12790/ahm.19.0047

Abstract

A neuroma is a benign tumor caused by irregular or disorganized regeneration of nerve tissue after nerve injury. It sometimes causes severe symptoms and thus deteriorates the quality of life. There are few reports of truncal neuromas and its surgical treatment with the outcome. The authors report a case of a surgically improved traumatic neuroma in a 77-year-old man presented with dysesthesia of the back skin medial to the left scapula.

Keyword

Neuroma; Neurosurgical procedures; Peripheral nerves; Back

Figure

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  Fig. 1. There was no specific finding except the scars at the left back skin medial to the left scapula.

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  Fig. 2. The ends of the posterior cutaneous branches of the T2-4 dorsal rami were found at the suprafascial level.

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  Fig. 3. After complete excision of the traumatic neuromas and surrounding scar tissue at the ends, end-to-end neurorrhaphy was performed under a microscopic view.

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