Open AccessRetroperitoneal schwannoma: Uncommon location of a benign tumor
Author(s) -
Debaibi Mehdi,
Essid Rime,
Sghair Asma,
Zouari Rami,
Sahnoun Moez,
Dhaoui Amen,
Chouchen Adnen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5726
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , histopathological examination , nerve sheath , radiology , physical examination , abdominal pain , benign tumor , surgery , pathology
Schwannoma is a type of nerve tumor of the nerve sheath. They are preferentially localized on the head, neck, and flexor surfaces of the extremities. Retroperitoneal schwannoma is extremely rare. The diagnosis is uncommon and based on the anatomopathological and immunochemistry examination of the surgical specimen. We herein report an uncommon location of schwannoma treated with conventional surgery in a 53‐year‐old female patient admitted to our department for chronic abdominal pain. Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a rare disease that occurs in adult females. The histopathological examination is the only reliable examination for the diagnosis after total surgical resection.