An unusual presentation of a rare nerve cell tumour.
We present a rare case of a schwannoma in a pre/para-aortic position resembling a thrombosed saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Collins
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Department of Vascular Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Bachoo
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Macauley
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Engeset
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D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009423:Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009474:Neurons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed