Schwannoma: An uncommon dweller in the adrenal gland

Autor: Chaithra G Venkataramana, Saraswathy Sreeram, P V Santosh Rai, G G Laxman Prabhu, K N Sanman, Shrinath P Shetty
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, Vol 63, Iss 3, Pp 456-459 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0377-4929
DOI: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_267_19
Popis: An elderly adult woman presented with upper abdominal pain to the urology department. Imaging studies revealed a right adrenal lesion with central necrosis, abutting the large vessels and suggestive of malignancy. Histopathology showed an encapsulated spindle cell tumor with marked nuclear atypia, cystic change, and hemorrhage. S100 immunomarker was strongly and diffusely positive. Final diagnosis was ancient schwannoma with secondary change. Schwannomas are rare in the adrenal gland, with
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