Abdominal Wall Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
A 29-year-old female had presented to surgical outpatient's department complaining of lump in the anterior abdominal wall. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a solid degenerated tumor in the anterior abdominal wall. It was surgically excised, and histopathology confirmed it to b...
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doaj-dac534c336c646748f92212e5b398d222020-11-24T20:59:11ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702013-01-01201310.1155/2013/456863456863Abdominal Wall Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureA. Mishra0M. Hamadto1M. Azzabi2M. Elfagieh3Department of Radiology, National Cancer Institute, Misrata, LibyaDepartment of Surgery, Central Hospital, Tripoli, LibyaDepartment of Surgery, Central Hospital, Tripoli, LibyaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Misrata, LibyaA 29-year-old female had presented to surgical outpatient's department complaining of lump in the anterior abdominal wall. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a solid degenerated tumor in the anterior abdominal wall. It was surgically excised, and histopathology confirmed it to be “ancient” schwannoma. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of an abdominal wall ancient schwannoma in the medical literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/456863 |
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Abdominal Wall Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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Abdominal Wall Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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Abdominal Wall Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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Abdominal Wall Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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Abdominal Wall Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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abdominal wall schwannoma: case report and review of the literature |
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Case Reports in Radiology |
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2090-6862 2090-6870 |
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A 29-year-old female had presented to surgical outpatient's department complaining of lump in the anterior abdominal wall. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a solid degenerated tumor in the anterior abdominal wall. It was surgically excised, and histopathology confirmed it to be “ancient” schwannoma. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of an abdominal wall ancient schwannoma in the medical literature. |
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