title: Mesentery neurilemmoma: CT, MRI and angiographic findings.
abstract: Mesenteric neurilemmoma is extremely rare. We present a case of a 45-year-old man with mesenteric neurilemmoma, with CT, MRI and angiographic findings. The patient was healthy and had had no symptoms previously. CT and MRI images revealed a 2.2-cm well-defined, soft-tissue mass adjacent to the posterior border of the left lobe of the liver. The tumor mass displayed a heterogenous low signal on T2-weighted image and peripheral enhancement after gadolinium administration. Angiography showed a hypervascular mass beneath the tail of pancreas, which was supplied by small branches of middle splenic artery. Histopathology revealed a mesentery neurilemmoma composed of spindle tumor cells.
authors: Department of Radiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan ROC.
authors: Wilson T
authors: WT
authors: Lao
authors: Shih-Hung
authors: SH
authors: Yang
authors: Chi-Long
authors: CL
authors: Chen
authors: Wing P
authors: WP
authors: Chan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed