CT and MR imaging of retroperitoneal schwannoma

N Hoarau; K Slim; D Da Ines

doi:10.1016/j.diii.2013.06.002

CT and MR imaging of retroperitoneal schwannoma

Diagn Interv Imaging. 2013 Nov;94(11):1133-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2013.06.002. Epub 2013 Oct 31.

Authors

N Hoarau¹, K Slim, D Da Ines

Affiliation

¹ Service de Radiologie et Imagerie Médicale, CHU Estaing, 1, place Lucie-Aubrac, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24183709
DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2013.06.002

Abstract

The purpose of this presentation is to allow the radiologist to discuss the diagnosis of retroperitoneal schwannoma, involving mostly a fortuitous discovery and a misleading clinical presentation. We present 4 cases of retroperitoneal schwannoma, two having benefited from a surgery and two others of a therapeutic abstention. The retropritoneal localization and the imaging are good indicator elements of this pathology. The constant improvement of the CT and MR imaging allows a better approach of this entity also by specifying its localization and its anatomical relationships to guide the therapeutic attitude which must be remain mutidisciplinary.

Keywords: CT imaging; MR imaging; Retroperitoneal space; Schwannoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Multimodal Imaging*
Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Retroperitoneal Space
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Young Adult