Retroperitoneal Schwannoma Mimicking an Adrenal Mass.
10.3904/kjm.2017.92.4.411
- Author:
Yong Kyu LEE
1
;
Jeong Seon YOO
;
Jung Woo HAN
;
Sung Joon JIN
;
Jong Suk PARK
;
Ja Seung KOO
;
Dong Sup YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pjs00@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adrenal gland;
Incidentaloma;
Schwannoma
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands;
Adrenalectomy;
Aged;
Deafness;
Female;
Humans;
Neurilemmoma*;
Neuroma, Acoustic;
Pancreatectomy;
Schwann Cells;
Splenectomy;
Stomach
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2017;92(4):411-414
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A schwannoma is a benign neoplasm originating from the Schwann cells of the neural sheath. The most common type of benign schwannomas is the acoustic neuroma presenting with deafness. We report a rare case of schwannoma mimicking an adrenal mass. A 66-year-old woman was diagnosed with an adrenal incidentaloma measuring 10 cm in length on a health checkup. The hormonal study revealed that the adrenal mass was non-functioning. Due to a high risk of adrenal malignancy, a retroperitoneal mass excision, distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, wedge resection of stomach, and left adrenalectomy were conducted. The subsequent histopathologic examination revealed it to be a benign schwannoma.
