Open AccessPresacral Schwannoma: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Alper Bilal Özkardeş
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the annals of clinical and analytical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2667-663X
DOI - 10.4328/jcam.823
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , general surgery , surgery
Schwannomas are encapsulated peripheral nerve sheath tumors. They are rarely seen in the presacral area and are reported mostly in women. Complete resection is mandatory for treatment of schwannoma. After surgical resection recurrence is rare, and the prognosis is usually good. A 34 years old woman with presacral schwannoma who is successfully treated via transabdominal total excision is presented here in this report. No recurrence was seen after six months follow up