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==Overview== | |||
==Signs and symptoms== | |||
Symptoms may include: | |||
* Swelling in the extremities (arms or legs), also called [[peripheral edema]]; the swelling often is painless. | |||
* Difficulty in moving the extremity that has the tumor, including a limp. | |||
* Soreness localized to the area of the tumor or in the extremity. | |||
* Neurological symptoms.<ref name="Valeyrie-Allanore 2005 79">{{cite journal|last=Valeyrie-Allanore|first=L.|title=Symptoms Associated With Malignancy Of Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours: A Retrospective Study Of 69 Patients With Neurofibromatosis 1.|journal=British Journal Of Dermatology|date=2005|volume=153|issue=1|page=79|accessdate=5 Mar 2014|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06558.x}}</ref> | |||
* Pain or discomfort: numbness, burning, or “pins and needles.”<ref name="Valeyrie-Allanore 2005 79"/> | |||
* Dizzyness and/or loss of balance.<ref name="Valeyrie-Allanore 2005 79"/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Signs and symptoms
Symptoms may include:
- Swelling in the extremities (arms or legs), also called peripheral edema; the swelling often is painless.
- Difficulty in moving the extremity that has the tumor, including a limp.
- Soreness localized to the area of the tumor or in the extremity.
- Neurological symptoms.[1]
- Pain or discomfort: numbness, burning, or “pins and needles.”[1]
- Dizzyness and/or loss of balance.[1]