title: Retroperitoneal ancient schwannoma involving the renal hilum.
abstract: Schwannomas, a soft-tissue tumor of a Schwann cell, involving the kidney are rare, with few cases available in the literature. Herein, we report a case of a rare variant, an ancient schwannoma of the renal hilum.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Brooke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goodrich
authors.forename: Chandru P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Sundaram
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods