A giant ancient schwannoma mimicking an adnexal mass: Case report. Issue 30 (July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Karaköse, Oktay; Pülat, Hüseyin; Oğuz, Serhat; Zihni, İsmail; Özçelik, Kazım Çağlar; Yalta, Tülin Deniz; Eken, Hüseyin
• Other Names: Grewal. Perbinder section editor.
• Is Part Of: Medicine. Volume 95:Issue 30(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-07
• Subjects: adnexal mass -- ancient -- giant schwannoma -- retroperitoneal region; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Périodiques; Geneeskunde; Medicine; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004240
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-7974

Abstract

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.