Endocrinology Research and Practice
Case Report

Laparoscopic Treatment of an Adrenal Schwannoma Embedded in Liver: A Case Report

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İstanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey

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Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey

Endocrinol Res Pract 2010; 14: 20-22
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Abstract
We report a case of adrenal schwannoma, which is an extremely rare neoplasm. The patient was a 49-year-old woman, with abdominal discomfort for three months, who had been referred to our unit after detection of a right adrenal mass on abdominal magnetic resonance imaging. Although the mass was embedded in the liver, laparoscopic adrenalectomy was successfully accomplished. The definitive diagnosis was made only after immunohistochemical studies, which revealed a benign schwannoma. Complete laparoscopic excision is the treatment of choice whenever feasible. 

 

 

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