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Ancient Schwannoma of the Gallbladder

Schwannomas are benign tumors which arise in the Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves. They develop anywhere in the human body but are less frequent found in the digestive tract. A 67-year-old female patient was referred to our tertiary HPB department with a asymptomatic mass of the gallbladder. C...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: de Bakker, J. K., Witteveen, E., van den Bergh, J., Daams, F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7145185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32309516
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000330
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Sumario:Schwannomas are benign tumors which arise in the Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves. They develop anywhere in the human body but are less frequent found in the digestive tract. A 67-year-old female patient was referred to our tertiary HPB department with a asymptomatic mass of the gallbladder. Contrast‐enhanced computed tomography revealed a rather homogeneous, well-circumscribed, high-density ovoid mural mass. An open cholecystectomy was performed. A final diagnosis of schwannoma with degenerative atypia, so-called “ancient schwannoma”, was made. Clinical recovery and follow-up was uneventful, with no signs of recurrence.