Case Report: Adrenal glands degenerated schwannoma: Report of three cases and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schwannoma is a benign tumor, of which degenerated schwannoma is a subtype. Retroperitoneal schwannomas are extremely rare, as they account for only 3% of retroperitoneal tumors.Degenerated schwannoma is a schwannoma subtype. However,degenerated schwannoma occurring in the adrenal glands is extremely rare.

Case summary

Case 1: A 42-year-old man was referred to our hospital for further examination of a left adrenal mass that was incidentally discovered during a routine physical check-up.No significant abnormalities were found in laboratory tests results. Robotic-assisted laparoscopic excision of the left adrenal gland was performed under general anesthesia. Case 2: A 47-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a left adrenal mass found on a routine phys

SUBMITTER: Zhang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9899977 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature