BACKGROUND Schwannomas are rare,often benign,tumors deriving from Schwann cells that have low incidence in the retroperitoneal region(0.5%to 5%).Their diagnosis is hardly confirmed at early stage due to lack of specif...
Neurogenic tumors are the most frequent neoplasms of the lower posterior mediastinum. In adults, theyare usually discovered in an asymptomatic patient. The tumors are mostly benign but can also be malignant. Therefore...
If a testicular cancer pat ient has a mass in the retroperitoneum, a metastasis is often the first suspicion, probably leading to improper diagnosis and overtreatment. Here we report a case of retroperitoneal schwanno...
Schwannomas are peripheral nerve tumors that are typically solitary and benign.Their diagnosis is largely based on surgically resected specimens.Recently,a number of case reports have indicated that retroperitoneal sc...
Retroperitoneal tumors are difficult to distinguish, .especially because they share common radiological features with tumors of the liver. When we come across such tumors, the clinical diagnosis is often confusing. He...
We report a case of a patient presenting with clinical,radiological and endoscopic features of colitis due to a compressive left para-aortic mass. Total open surgical excision was performed,which resulted in complete ...
Objective: To analyze the clinical manifestations of retroperitoneal schwannoma in order to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this rare disease. Methods: Between January 1951 and September 2004, 81 patients wit...