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Huge adrenal schwannoma: a rare type of adrenal tumor, misconceived as adrenocortical carcinoma.
Han, Jeong Hee; Lee, Byoung Chul; Park, Young Mok; Jung, Hyuk Jae; Choi, Jung Bum.
Affiliation
  • Han JH; Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, SouthKorea.
  • Lee BC; Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, SouthKorea.
  • Park YM; Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, SouthKorea.
  • Jung HJ; Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, SouthKorea.
  • Choi JB; Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, SouthKorea.
J Surg Case Rep ; 2022(12): rjac562, 2022 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36518652
Schwannoma is a benign and uncommon neoplasm arising from the neural crest cells. The most common tumor sites are the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the head and neck. Retroperitoneal schwannomas account for 1-3% of all schwannomas and are predominantly female. In particular, adrenal schwannoma is very rare, and due to its large size at the time of diagnosis, adrenal schwannoma is frequently misdiagnosed as adrenocortical carcinoma or pheochromocytoma. Adrenal schwannoma is difficult to distinguish it from other adrenal diseases based on imaging findings alone. In this report, we introduce the case of a huge left adrenal schwannoma.

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: J Surg Case Rep Year: 2022 Document type: Article Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: J Surg Case Rep Year: 2022 Document type: Article Country of publication: United kingdom