Schwannomas are benign, well-encapsulated and slow growing tumor arising from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. They commonly saw in the head and neck, rarely from deep peroneal nerve in the lower limb. We...
Supported by The Shandong Key Research and Development Program,No.2016GSF201004;and The Jinan Science and Technology Plan Project,No.201705055.
BACKGROUND Esophageal schwannomas are uncommon esophageal submucosal benign tumors and are usually treated with surgery.CASE SUMMARY Here,we report three cases of middle/lower thoracic esophageal schwannoma treated su...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81572307
Primary benign schwannoma of the mesentery is extremely rare. To date, only 9 cases have been reported in the English literature, while mesenteric schwannoma with ossified degeneration has not been reported thus far. ...
Schwannomas originating from the hypoglossal nerve are extremely rare neoplasms. Hypoglossal schwannomas usually occur between the third and fifth decades of life, with no sex predilection, commonly presenting as a pa...
Plexiform schwannoma is a benign tumour arising from the sheath of myelinated nerve fibres that may occur in any part of the body. It is very rare in the head and neck region and poses diagnostic challenges. Here we p...
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...
Schwannoma is predominantly a benign neoplasm of the Schwann cells in the neural sheath of the peripheral nerves.Occurrence of schwannoma in parenchymatous organs,such as liver,is extremely rare.A 64-year-old man with...
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 ...
Schwannoma is a peripheral nerve tumour, occasionally located in the genitourinary tract. We described an extremely rare case of intratesticular neurinoma in a 79-year-old patient. (Asian JAndrol 2006 Jan; 8: 101-103)
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...