Asymptomatic Ileal Schwannoma presenting as a Mesenteric Tumour : Case report and review of literature
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Shahzad Y. Khan; Khalid M. Bhatti; Sreedharan V. Koliyadan; Marwa Al Riyami
- Source
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 330-333 (2013)
- Subject
- schwann cells, abnormalities
neurilemmoma
mesenteric cyst
ileal neoplasms
abdomen
case report
oman
Medicine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2075-051X
2075-0528
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.