Retroperitoneal „Ancient” Schwannoma – A Rare Case of Rare Location: Case Report and Literature Review

• Authors: Dominik A. Walczak , Rajmund Jaguścik , Bogusław Olborski , Wojciech Fałek , Piotr W. Trzeciak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Schwannomas are benign tumors derived from glial cells of peripheral nerve sheaths. They usually occur in association with Von Recklinghausen‘s disease and most commonly are observed on the head, neck, and upper extremities. Rare morphological variants may be misinterpreted as a malignancy under microscopic examination.The study presented a case of a sporadic “ancient” Schwannoma cell tumor located in the retroperitoneum. Literature data concerning diagnosis and treatment of the above-mentioned pathology was also reviewed.

Keywords

EN

schwannoma; “ancient schwannoma”; neurilemmoma; retroperitoneal tumor

• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 84
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 646-650

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2012

online

09 - 02 - 2013

Contributors

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Dominik A. Walczak

• Department of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital in Bełchatów

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Rajmund Jaguścik

• Department of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital in Bełchatów

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Bogusław Olborski

• Health Care Institution, Olympus Consilo in Łódź

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Wojciech Fałek

• Department of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital in Bełchatów

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Piotr W. Trzeciak

• Department of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital in Bełchatów

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-012-0106-0