title: Benign schwannoma of the pancreas.
abstract: Reported cases of intrapancreatic schwannomas have recently increased in the literature. However, none of these cases were diagnosed clearly as schwannoma preoperatively. We herein describe the clinicopathologic findings of a solitary benign schwannoma occurring in the head of the pancreas. Additionally, the differential diagnosis versus other cystic- and solid-appearing pancreatic masses is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan. soumaoro.srg2@tmd.ac.jp
authors.forename: Labile Togba
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Soumaoro
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Teramoto
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sanada
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arii
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography