Atypical presentations of retroperitoneal giant schwannomas
Abstract
Schwannomas are usually benign rare tumors that originating from Schwann cells of peripheral nerve sheaths. Presentation is generally varied and changed in a non-specific range from abdominal mass, flank pain to incidental findings. Herein we report 2 cases of retroperitoneal giant schwannomas with different clinical presentations, of whom one presented with vague abdominal pain, palpable abdominal mass for 4 years, swelling and bilateral hydronephrosis that caused by giant abdominal mass; the other one presented with right flank pain, rectal hemorrhage and lower extremities edema. Two patients were treated by complete surgical excision of masses. The histological and immunohistochemical diagnosis was reported as benign schwannoma. Both of patients are doing well and had no recurrence in 9 years and 28 months follow-up, respectively.Downloads
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2011-06-27
Keywords:
schwannoma, retroperiton, diagnosis, treatment, giant.
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Ozbir, S., Girgin, M. C., Kara, C., & Dincel, C. (2011). Atypical presentations of retroperitoneal giant schwannomas. Clinics and Practice, 1(3), e47. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e47
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