A Case of Retroperitoneal Cellular Schwannoma.
- Author:
Hee Joong KIM
1
;
In Jing SEOK
;
Soon Chan KIM
;
Sam Keuk NAM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Seoul Adwntist Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
schwannoma;
retroperitoneum
- MeSH:
Neurilemmoma*;
Retroperitoneal Space
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1989;30(6):939-943
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Schwannoma also referred to as neurilemmoma, neurinoma, and perineural fibroblastoma, is an encapsulated nerve sheath tumor consisting of two components :a highly ordered cellular component (Antoni A area) and a loose, myxoid component (Antoni B area). It is usually solitary and may be benign or malignant, solid or cystic, encapsulated or diffuse. It is rarely occur in the retroperitoneal space. The term cellular Schwannoma is indicative of a Schwannoma composed predominantly of Antoni A type tissue. We report one case of retroperitoneal with brief review of literatures.