title: Ancient cystic pelvic schwannoma presenting as a right iliac fossa mass.
abstract: Schwannoma is rare in pelvis. Ancient schwannoma is rarer histological subtype of schwannoma. We report a very rare case of pelvic schwannoma presenting with right sciatica and right iliac fossa pain. Clinical and imaging findings were suggestive of Peritoneal Hydatid cyst. The tumour was resected completely with marked clinical improvement. Histopathological examination showed Ancient cystic schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Nepal. bhabirai@hotmail.com
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: U M S
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Dangol
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology