title: [Benign adrenal schwannoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report a new case of benign retroperitoneal schwannoma arising from the adrenal gland.
  
  
  METHODS
  53 year old male with history of moderate benign prostatic hyperplasia under alpha blocker therapy who referred right flank discomfort for two months prior to last visit, without any other symptoms; radiologic examination with Ultrasound and CT scan and preoperative endocrine study were suggestive of non functioning adrenal tumour which was surgically extirpated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Anatomopathological report showed a benign juxta-adrenal schwannoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is an uncommon retroperitoneal tumour. The presence of cystic changes within a retroperitoneal tumour is relatively frequent in schwannomas and may suggest its diagnosis. The case we report did not have cystic structures.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España. rafaelbarrero@latinmail.com
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barrero Candau
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramirez Mendoza
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morales Lopez
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Maestro Duran
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Huesa Martinez
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leon Dueñas
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leal Arenas
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Moyano
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Braulio García Ramos
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed