Retroperitoneal schwannoma: a common tumour in an uncommon site

Hong Kong Med J. 2010 Feb;16(1):66-8.

Abstract

We describe a female adult patient who presented with acute retention of urine and vague abdominal discomfort. A provisional diagnosis of ovarian tumour was made after cross-sectional imaging. At laparotomy a very large retroperitoneal mass was biopsied and found to be a schwannoma after pathological examination. The clinical, radiological, and pathological features of this disease are discussed in this report.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed