title: Adrenal schwannoma treated with laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a case report.
abstract: Schwannoma of the adrenal gland is extremely rare. Here, we report a 49-year-old patient with an adrenal tumor noted incidentally by abdominal ultrasonography while undergoing regular health examination. Retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed and the schwannoma was diagnosed by histologic findings and immunohistochemistry. Five months after surgery, the patient remained well and without evidence of recurrence or metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsi-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: Ching-Chia
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Han-Ching
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hsin-Chih
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Chun-Hsiung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wen-Jeng
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed