Giant Pelvic Schwannoma: A Case Report

Haliloglu A. H., USLU H. Y., Uzum N., HALİLOĞLU N., Gogus O.

TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI, cilt.30, sa.2, ss.750-754, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5336/medsci.2008-7134
  • Dergi Adı: TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.750-754
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Neurilemmoma, nerve sheath neoplasms, OF-THE-LITERATURE, RETROPERITONEAL SCHWANNOMA
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Schwannomas are benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Pelvic schwannomas which are usually seen in young adults are quite rare tumors and usually present as large masses causing vague symptoms. When asymptomatic huge pelvic masses are detected, it may not always be possible to differentiate benign and malignant lesions without histopathological examination. These tumors do not have specific clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings. Therefore preoperative diagnosis is usually not adequate and complete resection of the mass might be essential. Herein this report, we aimed to describe the clinical, radiological, and pathological findings of a giant pelvic schwannoma detected in a 53-year-old man.