A case of peripancreatic plexiform schwannoma

Abstract Background Plexiform schwannoma is one of the least common variants of schwannoma, accounting for only 5% of all schwannoma cases. It generally occurs in the skin and subcutaneous tissues and is uncommon in deep soft tissue or viscera. We present an extremely rare case of plexiform schwanno...

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Published in:Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors: Kenji Fukushima, Makoto Shinzeki, Kentaro Tai, Masaki Omori, Natsuko Yamauchi, Tomoko Tanaka, Yasunori Matsuda, Hiroshi Ashitani, Kenichi Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2021-08-01
Subjects:
Plexiform schwannoma
Peripancreatic plexus
Splenic plexus
Laparoscopic pancreatectomy
Pancreas
Neurilemmoma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01284-7

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