title: Benign mesenteric schwannoma: MRI findings.
abstract: Accurate differentiation of retro- or intraperitoneal localization of a primary abdominal tumor by US and CT is often difficult. In our case an abdominal mass was incidentally discovered and identified as a typical benign schwannoma, but with a very atypical location in the mesentery. We found that MRI was a valuable adjunct to CT for exact tumor localization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramboer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moons
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: De Breuck
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Hoe
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000473:pathology; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography