Retroperitoneal schwannoma. Case report

Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a rare tumor originating in the neural sheath. We report the case of a 48 year-old women. She had a ten year history of lumbal pain. The abdominal sonography had revealed a left retroperitoneal tumor that compresses the left renal cavities. The abdominal CT scan visuali...

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Published inAnnales d'urologie Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 270 - 272
Main Authors Ben Moualli, S, Hajri, M, Ben Amna, M, Kolsi, K, Chebil, M, Ben Jilani, S, Zaouech, A, Ayed, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.09.2001
Subjects
Back Pain - etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Laparotomy
Middle Aged
Neurilemmoma - diagnosis
Neurilemmoma - pathology
Neurilemmoma - surgery
Prognosis
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - pathology
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a rare tumor originating in the neural sheath. We report the case of a 48 year-old women. She had a ten year history of lumbal pain. The abdominal sonography had revealed a left retroperitoneal tumor that compresses the left renal cavities. The abdominal CT scan visualized a 56 mm, homogenous, well demarcated, retroperitoneal mass with a low attenuation. This mass with multiple enhanced septa is separated from the left adrenal gland. The diagnosis of a cystic lymphangioma is made. We perform surgical exeresis of the tumor by a left lumbal laparotomy. The pathology examination concludes in an altered schwannoma with Antoni B patterns. Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a primary neural benign tumor with a good prognosis. The management is surgical.
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ISSN:0003-4401