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19031930

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5B
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-26
pubmed:abstractText
Schwannomas are benign tumors that arise from neural sheath Schwann cells. Solitary benign schwannomas are generally located in the head and neck, often along the cranial nerves, and are a particularly rare neoplasm among tumors of the retroperitoneal space. A 67-year-old man undergoing a general health check was incidentally found to have a mass beside the left kidney. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a cystic adrenal mass located cephalad to the left kidney. Retroperitoneoscopic resection of the retroperitoneal mass was performed. The pathological diagnosis was retroperitoneal benign schwannoma consisting of mixture of a Antoni-A and -B type cells. We report a case of retroperitoneal schwannoma and discuss eleven previous reports treated by laparoscopic surgery in the English literature. Laparoscopic resection may be useful because a retroperitoneal schwannoma, which is commonly localized and hypovascular, can easily be dissected from the adjacent tissues.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0250-7005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2889-91
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Laparoscopic resection of a retroperitoneal ancient schwannoma: a case report and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Mazda Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. uroltateki@yahoo.co.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports