Abstract
A schwannoma is a benign tumour which arises from the schwann cells of the central or peripheral nervous system. Common sites include the head and limbs; it is rare that this tumour arises from the gastrointestinal tract’s neural plexus. It is even rarer to find the ileum as the site of origin. We report a patient who presented with a central abdominal mass which was preoperatively diagnosed as a mesenteric tumour. However, immunohistochemistry of the surgically-removed specimen proved it to be a benign ileal schwannoma.
Publication Date
9-5-2013
First Page
330
Last Page
333
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Recommended Citation
Khan, Shahzad Y.; Bhatti, Khalid M.; Koliyadan, Sreedharan V.; and Riyami, Marwa Al
(2013)
"Asymptomatic Ileal Schwannoma presenting as a Mesenteric Tumour : Case report and review of literature,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 13: 330-333.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1480
