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Benign retroperitoneal schwannoma presenting as colitis: a case report.

World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Nov 2007

Fass Gary, Hossey Didier, Nyst Michel, Smets Dirk, Saligheh Esmail-Najar, Duttmann Ruth, Claes Kathleen, da Costa Pierre-Mendes

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We report a case of a patient presenting with clinical, radiological and endoscopic features of colitis due to a compressive left para-aortic mass. Total open surgical excision was performed, which resulted in complete resolution of colitis. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed benign retroperitoneal schwannoma. These neural sheath tumors rarely occur in the retroperitoneum. They are usually...

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PMID: 17907300
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i41.5521
PMCID: PMC4171291

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