title: A case report of benign schwannoma of the liver.
abstract: Benign schwannoma is a very rare confronted entity in the liver. Only a very few cases have been reported in the medical literature. A 56-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with epigastric pain. In the computed tomography scan a cystic mass was observed in the liver. The mass was resected with a prediagnosis of hydatid cyst; intraoperatively a 15x10x10 cm mass filled with hemorrhagic fluid was found. The histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a benign schwannoma, proven by verocay bodies and a positive immunoreaction with the neurogenic marker S-100 protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Sanliurfa Regional Hospital of Research, Turkey. ozkanelif@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Emine Elif
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Muhammet Emin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Guldur
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uzunkoy
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*