Diagnosis and management of retroperitoneal ancient schwannomas

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ancient schwannomas are degenerate peripheral nerve sheath tumors that very rarely occur in the retroperitoneum. They generally reach large proportions before producing symptoms due to mass effect. We describe three cases of retroper...

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Main Authors: Gusani Niraj J, Conter Robert, Kimchi Eric T, Liang John J, Nikfarjam Mehrdad, Choudry Haroon A, Staveley-O'Carroll Kevin F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/7/1/12