title: [A benign retroperitoneal schwannoma with vertebral lysis. A case report].
abstract: A case of a benign retroperitoneal schwannoma invading vertebral body is reported. Clinical manifestations are not specific. Imaging studies (U.S., NMR) provide detailed information with regard to its anatomical relations. The treatment of choice for this lesion, regarding its slow growth and exceptional malignancy, is a large removal of the tumour respecting major truncal nerves.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia d'Urgenza, Generale ed Endocrina, Università Louis Pasteur, Ospedale Civile, Strasburgo, Francia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mutter
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Steib
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Christmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marescaux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery