[Solitary giant retroperitoneal neurofibroma].
Retroperitoneal nerve sheath tumors (RNST), which include benign and malignant schwannomas and neurofibromas, are rare. A 71-year-old woman was complaining of flank pain. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a retroperitoneal tumor measuring 22 x 15. It was successfully removed and extirpated through a midline laparotomy incision. It weighed 7 kgs. Histochemical and immunohistochemical staining of the tumor are useful for the diagnosis of solitary neurofibroma. After a two year follow-up, the patient is in good health, asymptomatic and without evidence of local recurrence.
Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Militaire Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc. ahmed.ameur.&@caramail.com
Ahmed
A
Ameur
Mohammed
M
Lezrek
Hassan
H
Jira
Mohammed
M
el Alami
Amoqrane
A
Beddouch
Mohammed
M
Abbar
D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor