title: Benign retroperitoneal schwannoma presenting as a giant adrenal tumor.
abstract: We report a 51-year-old man with a primary adrenal tumor presenting as a giant juxta-adrenal benign schwannoma. The patient was initially admitted for persistent fevers and underwent a sepsis workup. Abdominal ultrasound initially revealed an incidental right suprarenal mass, which measured 10 x 10 x 11 cm, estimated by computed tomography. Following a successful laparotomy, histologic examination confirmed that this giant tumor was a benign retroperitoneal schwannoma. Postoperatively, the patient remains disease-free, undergoing rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y. USA.
authors.forename: Janaka A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hettiarachchi
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Finkelstein
authors.forename: Alec M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: G Blake
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Sensuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konno
authors.forename: Muhammad S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Choudhury
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery