Schwanom je benigni tumor ovojnice perifernih živaca. Može se pojaviti duž perifernih živaca na svim dijelovima tijela. Rijetko recidivira ili maligno alterira. Ovim radom prikazali smo 20-godišnjeg bolesnika s recidivom velikog Schwanoma u području koljena. Prvi operativni zahvat učinjen je u dobi od 13 godina.
Bolesnik je primijetio recidiv tumora četiri godine nakon prve operacije. Budući da se radilo o bolesniku s posebnim potrebama koji nije imao neuroloških simptoma, javio se na pregled sedam godina nakon prve operacije, odnosno kada su se pojavili bolovi. Operativnim zahvatom tumor je odstranjen u cijelosti. Nakon
operacije nije imao recidiv tumora, niti neuroloških simptoma.Schwannoma is a benign tumor of peripheral nerve sheaths, which may occur along peripheral nerves in all parts of the body. Recurrence or malignant alteration of schwannoma is rare. A case is described of a 20- year-old patient with recurrence of a large schwannoma in the knee area. At age 13, the patient underwent
operative removal of a schwannoma in the medial segment of his right knee. Four years after the first operation, the patient observed tumor recurrence. The patient was characterized by some special needs, but was free from neurologic symptoms. He presented for examination seven years after the first operation, i.e.
when pains developed. The tumor was operatively removed in total. Postoperatively, no tumor relapse or neurologic symptoms were recorded
