Presentation
Left ankle posterior/medial aspect swelling for a few years. No significant pain. No trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Posterior tibial nerve schwannoma
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Well-defined ovoid lesion is seen in the region of interest.
Size: 48 x 35 x 28 mm
Location:
- along the neurovascular bundle at a posterior/medial ankle
- the lesion is inseparable from the posterior tibial nerve
- the lesion is separate from tendon, bone, and joint
Morphology:
- hypoechoic
- few tiny calcification foci and tiny cysts
- vascular
Case Discussion
Surgical excision was done.
Histopathology: schwannoma.