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A giant ancient schwannoma mimicking an adnexal mass: Case report
Oktay Karaköse1, Hüseyin Pülat, Serhat Oğuz
1Department of Surgical Oncology, Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Isparta Department of General Surgery Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne Department of General Surgery, Mengücek Gazi Education and Research Hospital, Erzincan, Turkey.
Introduction:
Ancient schwannoma is a rare tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath. As degenerative properties are defined histologically, it can be wrongly interpreted as malignant.
Case Presentation:
The case presented here is of a giant ancient schwannoma with a pelvic retroperitoneal location, which was mimicking an adnexal mass.
Conclusion:
In the rarely seen cases in the retroperitoneum, it may reach very large dimensions.
