[Benign schwannoma of the celiac tripod simulating a pancreatic neoplasm].
The authors present a rare case of benign retroperitoneal schwannoma; initially diagnosed as a neoplasm of the pancreas. A comprehensive review of the literature is employed to focus on the main problems involved in the management of this disease: difficulty in formulating a diagnosis, due to the non-specific nature of clinical manifestations; and difficulty in formulating a prognosis, because of the lack of criteria available for distinguishing benign from malignant forms.
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Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale, Università degli Studi, Udine.
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Donini
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Anania
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D000368:Aged; D002445:Celiac Artery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
Schwannoma benigno del tripode celiaco simulante una neoplasia pancreatica.