A giant ancient schwannoma mimicking an adnexal mass: Case report

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KARAKÖSE O., PÜLAT H., Oǧuz S., ZİHNİ İ., Özçelik K. Ç., YALTA T. D., ...Daha Fazla

Medicine (United States), cilt.95, sa.30, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 95 Sayı: 30
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/md.0000000000004240
  • Dergi Adı: Medicine (United States)
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: adnexal mass, ancient, giant schwannoma, retroperitoneal region
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.