Retroperitoneal schwannoma: a common tumour in an uncommon site.
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چکیده
We describe a female adult patient who presented with acute retention of urine and vague abdominal discomfort. A provisional diagnosis of ovarian tumour was made after cross-sectional imaging. At laparotomy a very large retroperitoneal mass was biopsied and found to be a schwannoma after pathological examination. The clinical, radiological, and pathological features of this disease are discussed in this report.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi
دوره 16 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010