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SUBMITTER: Yin L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434686 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of international medical research 20220801 8
Schwannoma is a type of tumor originating from Schwann cells of peripheral nerves. In this study, we report a rare case of two giant connected retroperitoneal schwannomas. The patient presented to our department with a 1-day history of abdominal pain and without other symptoms. There were no abnormalities in the patient's tumor markers. Abdominal plain computed tomography (CT) revealed two (combined) retroperitoneal masses appearing as soft tissue-density shadows with uneven internal density, cy ...[more]