Multiple retroperitoneal schwannomas: case report and review of the literature.
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.
Hurley
L
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Department of Urology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805.
Smith
J J
JJ
Larsen
C R
CR
Silverman
M L
ML
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*