Pelvic schwannoma in the right parametrium

Neurilemomas are benign usually encapsulated nerve sheath tumors derived from the Schwann cells. These tumors commonly arise from the cranial nerves as acoustic neurinomas but they are extremely rare in the pelvis and the retroperitoneal area (less than 0.5% of reported cases), unless they are combi...

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Main Authors: Machairiotis, Nikolaos, Zarogoulidis, Paul, Stylianaki, Aikaterini, Karatrasoglou, Eleni, Sotiropoulou, Georgia, Floreskou, Alvin, Chatzi, Eleana, Karamani, Athanasia, Liapi, Georgia, Papakonstantinou, Eleni, Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos, Courcoutsakis, Nikolaos, Machairiotis, Christodoulos
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598498/