A giant ancient schwannoma mimicking an adnexal mass: Case report
Medicine (United States), vol.95, no.30, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 95 Issue: 30
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1097/md.0000000000004240
- Journal Name: Medicine (United States)
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Keywords: adnexal mass, ancient, giant schwannoma, retroperitoneal region
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
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.