Retroperitoneal Schwannoma, Incidental Detection - Case Report King Hamad University Hospital Bahrain

  • Khalid Alsindi Consultant, Histopathology King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
  • Mulazim Hussain Bukhari Professor & Head of Pathology Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad
  • Aysha Aljowder Senior House Officer, Histopathology King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
  • Mohamed Alhamar Senior House Officer, Histopathology King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
  • Suhail Baithun Consultant, Histopathology King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
  • Assad Jawad Consultant, General Surgery King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Keywords: Schwannoma, Retroperitonium, S-100, imentin, Cytokeratin AE1/AE3, HMB-45, desmin, smooth muscle actin and CD56

Abstract

Shwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumors that mostly occur in the head & neck, extremities, and mediastinum. These rarely present as retroperitoneal masses. A case was reported of an incidentally detected retroperitoneal shwannoma in a 32-year-old female. Schwannomas, the benign nerve sheath tumors, grow slowly but they may cause pain, weakness, numbness, or stay asymptomatic. Symptoms depend on the location and size of the tumor. Sometimes the patients, who present to the Accidents & Emergency with vague abdominal pain. Imaging incidentally may detect a pelvic lesion that is always diagnosed on histopathology after complete resection.

Published
2016-03-22
How to Cite
Alsindi, K., Bukhari, M. H., Aljowder, A., Alhamar, M., Baithun, S., & Jawad, A. (2016). Retroperitoneal Schwannoma, Incidental Detection - Case Report King Hamad University Hospital Bahrain. Annals of Punjab Medical College, 10(1), 52-55. https://doi.org/10.29054/apmc/2016.308

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