Author/Authors :
Tarchouli, Mohamed Department of Surgery - First Medical and Surgical Center - Agadir - Morocco Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy - Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University - Fez, Morocco , Essarghini, Mohamed Department of Visceral Surgery - Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital - Rabat - Morocco Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy - Mohammed V University - Rabat, Morocco , Qamouss, Ouadie Laboratory of Pathology Souss - Agadir, Morocco , Kharras, Abdennasser EI Department of Radiology - First Medical and Surgical Center - Agadir - Morocco Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy - Mohammed V University - Rabat, Morocco , Bounaim, Ahmed Department of Visceral Surgery - Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital - Rabat - Morocco Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy - Mohammed V University - Rabat, Morocco
Abstract :
Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are benign and slow-growing tumors that arise exclusively from Schwann cells in peripheral nerve
sheaths. These neoplasms theoretically can occur anywhere in the body, but they most frequently affect extremities, as well as head
and neck region. However, their presentation in the abdominal wall is extremely rare and only few cases have been reported in the
literature. Subcutaneous lesions may be asymptomatic and only incidentally discovered upon physical examination or imaging.
However, occasionally they induce mass effects on surrounding large nerves. We present the case of a 34-year-old man with
abdominal wall pain localized in the right iliac fossa and palpable subcutaneous mass. Ultrasound and CT scan revealed a solid welldefined
mass of the abdominal wall. Following surgical excision under general anesthesia, histological examination was consistent
with the diagnosis of benign schwannoma.
