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| Khaled Ben Ahmed1, Faouzi Mallat1, Wissem Hmida1, Sidiya Oueld Chavey2, Amel Ben Abdallah2, Kalthoum Tlili2 | ||||||
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1Urology Department, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse.
2Radiology Department, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse. | ||||||
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| Ahmed KB, Mallat F, Hmida W, Chavey SO, Abdallah AB, Tlili K. Huge retroperitoneal schwannoma in a young male. Int J Case Rep Images 2014;5(6):431–434. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Schwannomas are benign tumors mostly found in the head and neck regions. Localization in the retroperitoneal area is rare.
Case Report: We report a case of a 19-year-old male presented to our department complaining of right abdominal pain. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed a large retroperitoneal mass of 17 cm in diameter. The patient had an ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of the mass and histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed a schwannoma. Tumor excision was performed through lumbotomy. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of benign schwannoma. After three years, at follow-up the patient was free of disease. Conclusion: Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a difficult clinical diagnosis and requires a high index of suspicion. Magnetic resonance imaging scan may help in the diagnosis of schwannoma and diagnosis is based on histopathologic examination and immunohistochemistry. Total excision has a therapeutic effect and a good prognosis. | |
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Keywords:
Retroperitoneal, Schwannoma, Total excision
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Author Contributions
Khaled Ben Ahmed – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Faouzi Mallat – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Wissem Hmida – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Sidiya Oueld Chavey – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Amel Ben Abdallah – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Kalthoum Tlili – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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© 2014 Khaled Ben Ahmed et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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