A RESECTED CASE OF GIANT SOLITARY SCHWANNOMA OF THE GREAT OMENTUM

Autor:	Yasuhiro Tanaka, Tetsuto Takao, Hiroaki Fushimi, Masaharu Honda, Tai-ping Huang, Yoshinobu Matsuo
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain business.industry Schwannoma Greater omentum medicine.disease Surgery body regions Abdominal angiography Cystic lesion medicine.anatomical_structure Abdominal tumor medicine medicine.symptom business Histological examination
Zdroj:	Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 59:1405-1408
ISSN:	1882-5133 1345-2843
DOI:	10.3919/jjsa.59.1405
Popis:	We experienced a resected case of solitary schwannoma of the greater omentum. A 54-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of sudden abdominal pain on September 19, 1996. Abdominal tumor having multiple cystic lesions and enhancing solid lesions. Abdominal angiography showed a moderately hypervascular tumor with tumor vessels supplied by the dilated right gastroepiploic vessels. We diagnosed the tumor to be originated from the greater omentum. extirpation of the tumor was performed on October 11, 1996. The tumor, measuring 24×22×9cm in diameter and weighing 3.6kg, was originated from the greater omentum. Histological examination proved that the tumor was benign schwannoma. Postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged from the hospital 2weeks after the surgery. Schwannoma of the greater omentum is extremely rare. There have been reported only 8cases including our case in both the Japanese and English literature.
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