title: Solitary schwannoma of the rectum mimicking rectal cancer. Report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of a submucosal tumor bulging into the rectum in an old female patient is reported. It proved to be a very rare case of rectal schwannoma, whose differential diagnosis is difficult to obtain preoperatively and optimal treatment and prognosis still uncertain. The mass was removed by means of an ultrasound device after an open anterior rectotomy. The operation was uneventful and the patient is disease free 18 months after.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro" of Bari, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tedeschi
authors.forename: Filippa
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cuccia
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Angarano
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piscitelli
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gigante
authors.forename: Donato F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Altomare
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*