title: An unusual presentation of a rare nerve cell tumour.
abstract: We present a rare case of a schwannoma in a pre/para-aortic position resembling a thrombosed saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: P W H
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bachoo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Macauley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Engeset
mesh_terms: 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