title: Computed tomography appearance of malignant schwannoma of the liver.
abstract: Malignant schwannoma of the liver without associated neurofibromatosis is rare. The authors present one such case in a 35-year-old woman. Computed tomography demonstrated large liver masses with contiguous involvement of adjacent stomach tissue, consistent with local invasion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aga Kahn University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Husen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pervez
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Khalid
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jaffer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afzal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin