A case of schwannoma induced stenosis of superior mesenteric artery.
- Author:
Hyun Gun KIM
1
;
Soo Jin PARK
;
Soon Hyo KWON
;
Su Jin HONG
;
Joon Seong LEE
;
Moon Sung LEE
;
Chan Sup SHIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Institute for Digestive Research, Soonchunhyang University Medical College, Seoul, Korea. schidr@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Schwannoma;
Superior mesenteric artery
- MeSH:
Constriction, Pathologic*;
Extremities;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Head;
Mesenteric Artery, Superior*;
Neck;
Neurilemmoma*;
Retroperitoneal Space;
Schwann Cells
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2004;66(1):86-90
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Schwannoma is usually benign, encapsulated spindle cell tumor which arises from schwann cells of nerve sheath. It can occur anywhere along neural tissue that consist of schwann cells in the nerve sheath, but the most common sites are head, neck and extremities. Schwannoma may rarely arise from gastrointestinal tract and retroperitoneal space. The tumor usually asymptomatic but they, as it grows and increase in size, can produce signs and symptoms of compressive effect. They are found incidentally and misdiagnosed for other benign conditions both clinically and radiologically. We report a rare case of intraabdominal schwannoma that induced stenosis of superior mesenteric artery with a brief review of literatures.
