Cystic Schwannoma of the Pancreas: A Case Report
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neoplasm that is derived from Schwann cells of either autonomic sympathetic or parasympathetic fibers, which course through the pancreas via the vagus nerve (1, 2). They often show degenerative changes including cyst formation, calcification, hemorrhage, hyalinization, and a xanthomatous change (2-5). To the best of our knowledge, 26 cases of pancreatic schwannoma have been reported in the clinical literature; 75% of the reported tumors were partly or completely cystic in nature (1, 6). We describe here a case of cystic schwannoma of the pancreas. The cystic nature and location of the tumor was well demonstrated on CT images including multi-planar reformatted (MPR) images.
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