말초신경계 종양의 병리학적 검색 = Histopathological Analysis on Tumors of the Peripheral Nervous System

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

A total of 180 tumors of the peripheral nerve and neuroectodermal tissue is histologically analyzed. These tumors were collected from Department of Pathology, Chungnam National University, during a period of 12 years from January 1973 to December 1984.
After critical review of the diagnosis of tumors and their clinical deta we have obtained following informations.
1. Among 180 tumors in this series there were 90 cases of solitary neurofibroma, 26 cases of neurofibromatosis, 1 case of schwannoma with neurofibromatosis, 6 cases of malignant schwannoma, 2 cases of neuroblastoma, 1 case of ganglioneuroblastoma and 2 cases of ganglioneuroma.
2. Age distribution revealed 5 cases in first decade, 41 cases in second decade, 44 cases in third decade, 28 cases in fourth decade, 27 cases in fifth decade, 23 cases in sixth decade, and 10 cases in seventh decade.
3. There were 88 cases of male and 92 cases of female. The sex ratio was 1:1.1.
4. The size (diameter) of the individual tumor mass was as follows; The 35 cases were smaller than 1.0cm. There were 84 cases in 1.0-2.9cm, 38 cases in 3.0-4.9cm, 9 cases in 5.0-6.9cm. The 14 cases were lager than 7cm.
5. These tumor masses were found most frequently in soft tissue of the extremities(57 cases). The remainder occured in head and neck (36 cases), chest and abdomen (26 cases), back and shoulder (23 cases), spinal canal (7 cases) and nasal cavities (5 cases). The 15 cases of neurofibromatosis were noted in multiple lesions at the skin and subcutaneous tissue.