Abdominal Wall Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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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Main Authors: A. Mishra, M. Hamadto, M. Azzabi, M. Elfagieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/456863
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spelling 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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title Abdominal Wall Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Abdominal Wall Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
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description 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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