External Oblique Muscle Schwannoma: A Rare Anatomical Presentation
Introduction. Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are rare, benign, and usually solitary lesions that arise from the nerve sheath. In the majority of cases, these tumors involve the extremities, head, neck, and trunk. Case Presentation. In the present study, a 52-year-old man presented to our surgical depa...
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| author | Daniel Paramythiotis Diamantoula Pagkou Moysis Moysidis Niki Mantha Angeliki Cheva Antonios Michalopoulos |
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| description | Introduction. Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are rare, benign, and usually solitary lesions that arise from the nerve sheath. In the majority of cases, these tumors involve the extremities, head, neck, and trunk. Case Presentation. In the present study, a 52-year-old man presented to our surgical department for the evaluation of a symptomatic lump in his left lateral abdominal wall. CT and MRI confirmed the presence of a cystic mass located between the external and internal oblique muscles. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed it to be benign schwannoma. Discussion. Schwannomas have rarely been reported in the abdominal wall. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of schwannoma located in the left upper abdominal wall and the fifth case of abdominal wall schwannoma reported according to the reviewed medical literature. Conclusion. Benign schwannoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic and symptomatic lesions of the abdominal wall. The treatment of choice is surgical excision, and recurrence is extremely rare. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-429a94c985cb44af99fd16d6b4535fe62025-08-20T03:36:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192019-01-01201910.1155/2019/92908219290821External Oblique Muscle Schwannoma: A Rare Anatomical PresentationDaniel Paramythiotis0Diamantoula Pagkou1Moysis Moysidis2Niki Mantha3Angeliki Cheva4Antonios Michalopoulos51st Propaedeutic Surgery Department, AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece1st Propaedeutic Surgery Department, AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece1st Propaedeutic Surgery Department, AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki, GreecePathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreecePathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece1st Propaedeutic Surgery Department, AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki, GreeceIntroduction. Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are rare, benign, and usually solitary lesions that arise from the nerve sheath. In the majority of cases, these tumors involve the extremities, head, neck, and trunk. Case Presentation. In the present study, a 52-year-old man presented to our surgical department for the evaluation of a symptomatic lump in his left lateral abdominal wall. CT and MRI confirmed the presence of a cystic mass located between the external and internal oblique muscles. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed it to be benign schwannoma. Discussion. Schwannomas have rarely been reported in the abdominal wall. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of schwannoma located in the left upper abdominal wall and the fifth case of abdominal wall schwannoma reported according to the reviewed medical literature. Conclusion. Benign schwannoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic and symptomatic lesions of the abdominal wall. The treatment of choice is surgical excision, and recurrence is extremely rare.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9290821 |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Paramythiotis Diamantoula Pagkou Moysis Moysidis Niki Mantha Angeliki Cheva Antonios Michalopoulos External Oblique Muscle Schwannoma: A Rare Anatomical Presentation Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | External Oblique Muscle Schwannoma: A Rare Anatomical Presentation |
| title_full | External Oblique Muscle Schwannoma: A Rare Anatomical Presentation |
| title_fullStr | External Oblique Muscle Schwannoma: A Rare Anatomical Presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | External Oblique Muscle Schwannoma: A Rare Anatomical Presentation |
| title_short | External Oblique Muscle Schwannoma: A Rare Anatomical Presentation |
| title_sort | external oblique muscle schwannoma a rare anatomical presentation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9290821 |
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