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Retroperitoneal schwannoma
Retroperitoneal schwannomas are rare tumors and a correct pre-operative diagnosis is often not possible. They are usually identified incidentally via cross-sectional imaging. Diagnosis is based on histopathologic examination and immunohistochemistry. A 57-year-old man with a retroperitoneal schwannoma, as an unusual localisation, is presented.
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Ancient schwannoma is a rare variant of benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor, often morphologically mimicking malignancy. Retroperitoneum is an uncommon location. We describe one case of giant retroperitoneal ancient schwannoma. Literature concerning this variant is also reviewed. A 65 year old male presented with altered bowel habits. Imaging findings revealed a large heterogeneous mass in the...
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Introduction. Schwannomas are quiet rare in the retroperitoneal region. Here, we describe an incidentally detected retroperitoneal schwannoma in the abdominal computerized tomography (CT) of a patient with acute appendicitis. Case Presentation. A 38-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency service with the complaints of progressive abdominal pain and nausea for the last 24 hours. Abdominal ...
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Schwannomas are uncommon benign neoplasms arising from the Schwann cells lining the nerve sheath. Retroperitoneal schwannomas are extremely rare constituting about 0.3‐3.2% of all retroperitoneal masses. Pancreatic schwannomas are obsolete and less than 50 cases reported until date in the literature. Ancient schwannomas is a histological variety in which there would be degenerative changes occu...
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Retroperitoneal ancient schwannoma is a quite uncommon tumor of the peripheral nerve sheaths. Despite its benign course, it may also display malignant behavior. Herein, we presented a retroperitoneal ancient schwannoma case together with clinical, radiological and pathological characteristics of the disease, which had been detected incidentally via ultrasonography in a 24-year-old patient with ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107689108400521