A Case of Retroperitoneal Neurilemmoma.
- Author:
Jong Ho LEE
1
;
Se Joong KIM
;
Young Key CHO
Author Information
1. Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
neurilemmoma;
retroperitoneum
- MeSH:
Neurilemmoma*;
Schwann Cells
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1989;30(5):790-793
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neurilemmoma is a neoplasm arising from Schwann cells. It is usually solitary and may be benign or malignant, solid or cystic, encapsulated or diffuse. It rarely occurs in the retroperitoneum. We report one case of retroperitoneal neurilemmoma with review of the literatures.