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Laparoscopic excision of a retroperitoneal schwannoma: A case report
- Source :
- Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery. 12:192-196
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2018.
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Abstract
- Schwannomas are tumors originating from the Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. Only 1%-3% of schwannomas reportedly occur in the pelvis. In a 67-year-old man, a pelvic mass that was 52 mm in diameter was incidentally diagnosed during a preoperative CT evaluation for prostate cancer. Preoperative 3-D reconstruction CT showed that the feeding artery to the tumor originated from the internal iliac artery and the drainage vein from the internal iliac vein. Each vessel could be isolated, clipped, and cut with minimal bleeding. The tumor was easily dissected from adjacent structures and was completely resected via laparoscopic surgery. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry of the excised specimen revealed a benign schwannoma. Using 3-D reconstruction to recognize a tumor's positional relation with the supplying vessels is important for avoiding complications during laparoscopic resection in the narrow pelvis. Laparoscopic resection is safe, feasible, and effective for retroperitoneal schwannoma.
- Subjects :
- Laparoscopic surgery
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General Medicine
Schwannoma
medicine.disease
Internal iliac artery
Surgery
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0302 clinical medicine
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030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
medicine.artery
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
medicine
Internal iliac vein
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Histopathology
Vein
business
Peripheral Nerve Sheath
Pelvis
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Details
- ISSN :
- 17585910 and 17585902
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........1bcf863f225f41b9a6dcb343ef35c373