title: Malignant schwannoma of the rectum: a clinical and pathological contribution.
abstract: Schwannomas of the rectum are uncommon and incompletely characterized tumours, and only a limited number of cases have been reported. On the basis of a case of rectal schwannoma and a review of the literature on this rare condition, we stress the importance of the clinical features, diagnostic difficulties and surgical indications for the various therapeutic approaches. The basis for radical operation, due to the tendency of such tumours to recur locally and the real possibility of malignant degeneration, is discussed. We also emphasize the difficulty of making a benign diagnosis with histological certainty.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Sezione di Chirurgia Generale ed Oncologica, Università degli Studi di Catania, Azienda Ospedali Vittorio Emanuele II, Ferrarotto, S. Bambino.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Catania
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Puleo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cardì
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iuppa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buffone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*