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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(03): 213-215
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.54888
Abdominal Imaging

Case report: Benign porta hepatic schwannoma

Naveen Kulkarni
Department of Radiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal-576 104, Karnataka, India
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Sajan J Andrews
Department of Radiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal-576 104, Karnataka, India
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VRK Rao
Department of Radiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal-576 104, Karnataka, India
,
KV Rajagopal
Department of Radiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal-576 104, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Schwannoma is a myelin sheath tumor that can occur almost anywhere in the body. The most common locations are the central nervous system, extremities, neck, mediastinum and retroperitoneum. Benign schwannomas in the porta hepatis are extremely rare and radiologically are diagnosed as either enlarged lymph nodes or bowel masses, such as gastrointestinal stromal tumors. In this location they usually produce symptoms by compressing adjacent structures and often present with obstructive jaundice. The preoperative diagnosis can be extremely difficult.

Keywords

Obstructive jaundice - porta hepatis - Schwannoma


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02 August 2021

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