Pancreatic Tail Schwannoma in a 44-Year-Old Male : A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Mohammed, Shamayel
Abu-Zaid, Ahmed
Abou Al-Shaar, Hussam
Alshammari, Abdullah M.
Azzam, Ayman
Amin, Tarek
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pancreatic schwannomas are exceedingly uncommon neoplasms.
According to a recent study in 2012, less than 50 cases of pancreatic schwannoma have been described in the English literature over the past thirty years.
The vast majority of pancreatic schwannomas take place in the head and body of pancreas, respectively.
Herein, we report the case of pancreatic tail ancient schwannoma in a 44-year-old man who presented with a 4-month history of epigastric pain.
On physical examination, epigastric region was moderately tender to palpation without evidence of a palpable mass.
All laboratory tests were normal.
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan showed a 9.2 × 9.5 × 11.5 cm, huge, and well-defined left suprarenal mass arising either from adrenal gland, pancreas, or retroperitoneum.
The mass demonstrated mild heterogeneous enhancement with central cystic/necrotic area.
No evidence of distant metastasis was identified.
At laparoscopy, the mass was noticed to originate from pancreatic tail.
Patient underwent surgical resection of pancreatic tail.
Microscopic and immunohistochemical examination of the pancreatic tail specimen showed ancient schwannoma.
Patient received no adjuvant therapy.
At a postoperative 6-month followup, patient was completely asymptomatic and CT scan imaging showed no evidence of tumor recurrence.
Moreover, a literature review on pancreatic schwannomas is presented.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abu-Zaid, Ahmed& Azzam, Ayman& Abou Al-Shaar, Hussam& Alshammari, Abdullah M.& Amin, Tarek& Mohammed, Shamayel. 2013. Pancreatic Tail Schwannoma in a 44-Year-Old Male : A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470466
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abu-Zaid, Ahmed…[et al.]. Pancreatic Tail Schwannoma in a 44-Year-Old Male : A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470466
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abu-Zaid, Ahmed& Azzam, Ayman& Abou Al-Shaar, Hussam& Alshammari, Abdullah M.& Amin, Tarek& Mohammed, Shamayel. Pancreatic Tail Schwannoma in a 44-Year-Old Male : A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470466
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-470466