A giant ancient schwannoma mimicking an adnexal mass: Case report

INTRODUCTION: Ancient schwannoma is a rare tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath. As degenerative properties are defined histologically, it can be wrongly interpreted as malignant. CASE PRESENTATION: The case presented here is of a giant ancient schwannoma with a pelvic retroperitoneal location, whic...

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Autores principales: Karaköse, Oktay, Pülat, Hüseyin, Oğuz, Serhat, Zihni, İsmail, Özçelik, Kazım Çağlar, Yalta, Tülin Deniz, Eken, Hüseyin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5265833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27472696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004240
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Ancient schwannoma is a rare tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath. As degenerative properties are defined histologically, it can be wrongly interpreted as malignant. CASE PRESENTATION: The case presented here is of a giant ancient schwannoma with a pelvic retroperitoneal location, which was mimicking an adnexal mass. CONCLUSION: In the rarely seen cases in the retroperitoneum, it may reach very large dimensions.

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