[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.
Ameur
Ahmed
A
Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Militaire Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc. ahmed.ameur.&@caramail.com
Lezrek
Mohammed
M
Jira
Hassan
H
el Alami
Mohammed
M
Beddouch
Amoqrane
A
Abbar
Mohammed
M
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