title: Schwannoma Localized Retroperitoneally in a 14-Year-Old Boy.
abstract: Schwannomas usually occur in adults being between the second and fifth decades, and such neoplasms are extremely rare in a pediatric population. In addition, they are not normally found in the retroperitoneal region. Here, we present a pediatric case of a retroperitoneal schwannoma in an adrenal location where the tumor was not able to be preoperatively differentiated from other benign or malign adrenal gland tumors. In our opinion, this tumor can be included in the differential diagnosis of a nonfunctioning retroperitoneal adrenal mass in children.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cayirli
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil Ibrahim
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2760-9954
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Tanriverdi
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Aykan
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ozguven
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cuneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gunsar
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ersoy
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Riza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kandiloglu