title: Multiple retroperitoneal schwannomas: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a rare case of multiple retroperitoneal schwannomas, initially believed to be an adrenal carcinoma with metastasis. These benign tumors were discovered in a patient presenting with vague back pain. Preoperative radiographic and endocrine evaluations suggested a nonfunctioning adrenal tumor. The final diagnosis and its juxta-adrenal origin were confirmed by histological and immunohistochemical studies. A review of the literature on retroperitoneal schwannoma is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*