Volume 13, Issue 1, September 2015, Pages 203–206
Robleh Hassan Farah1, Driss Khaiz2, Khalid Elhattabi3, Fatimazahra Bensardi4, Rachid Lefriyekh5, Saad Berrada6, Abdelaziz Fadil7, and Najib Zerouali Ouariti8
1 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
2 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
3 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
4 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
5 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
6 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
7 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
8 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
Original language: English
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Retroperitoneal schwannomas are rare, usually benign tumors that originate in the neural sheath and account for only a small percentage of retroperitoneal tumors. We report a case of a 34 year old male presented to our department complaining of left abdominal mass and pain. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed a large retroperitoneal mass of 15 cm in diameter. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of benign schwannoma. After two years, at follow-up the patient was free of disease. Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a difficult clinical diagnosis and requires a high index of suspicion. Magnetic resonance imaging scan may help in the diagnosis of schwannoma and diagnosis is based on histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry. Complete excision has a therapeutic effect and a good prognosis.
Author Keywords: Schwannoma, retroperitoneal, complete excision.
Robleh Hassan Farah1, Driss Khaiz2, Khalid Elhattabi3, Fatimazahra Bensardi4, Rachid Lefriyekh5, Saad Berrada6, Abdelaziz Fadil7, and Najib Zerouali Ouariti8
1 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
2 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
3 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
4 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
5 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
6 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
7 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
8 Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Viscérales (P35), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Retroperitoneal schwannomas are rare, usually benign tumors that originate in the neural sheath and account for only a small percentage of retroperitoneal tumors. We report a case of a 34 year old male presented to our department complaining of left abdominal mass and pain. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed a large retroperitoneal mass of 15 cm in diameter. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of benign schwannoma. After two years, at follow-up the patient was free of disease. Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a difficult clinical diagnosis and requires a high index of suspicion. Magnetic resonance imaging scan may help in the diagnosis of schwannoma and diagnosis is based on histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry. Complete excision has a therapeutic effect and a good prognosis.
Author Keywords: Schwannoma, retroperitoneal, complete excision.
How to Cite this Article
Robleh Hassan Farah, Driss Khaiz, Khalid Elhattabi, Fatimazahra Bensardi, Rachid Lefriyekh, Saad Berrada, Abdelaziz Fadil, and Najib Zerouali Ouariti, “Retroperitoneal schwannoma: a case report review and literature,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 203–206, September 2015.
