Korean J Med.  2004 Jan;66(1):86-90.

A case of schwannoma induced stenosis of superior mesenteric artery

• Kim HG
• Park SJ
• Kwon SH
• Hong SJ
• Lee JS
• Lee MS
• Shim CS

Abstract

Schwannoma is usually benign, encapsulated spindle cell tumor which arises from schwann cells of nerve sheath. It can occur anywhere along neural tissue that consist of schwann cells in the nerve sheath, but the most common sites are head, neck and extremities. Schwannoma may rarely arise from gastrointestinal tract and retroperitoneal space. The tumor usually asymptomatic but they, as it grows and increase in size, can produce signs and symptoms of compressive effect. They are found incidentally and misdiagnosed for other benign conditions both clinically and radiologically. We report a rare case of intraabdominal schwannoma that induced stenosis of superior mesenteric artery with a brief review of literatures.

Keyword

Schwannoma; Superior mesenteric artery

MeSH Terms

Constriction, Pathologic*
Extremities
Gastrointestinal Tract
Head
Mesenteric Artery, Superior*
Neck
Neurilemmoma*
Retroperitoneal Space
Schwann Cells