Abstract
We report a 41-year-old woman with a retroperitoneal schwannoma mimicking hepatic tumor in the caudate lobe. Dynamic computed tomography in the early phase showed an enhanced tumor (2.7 cm in diameter) in the Spiegel lobe of the liver, which compressed the inferior vena cava (IVC). We also performed left hepatic angiographic computed tomography, and found that the tumor was less enhanced. The patient underwent laparotomy under a preoperative diagnosis of primary hepatic caudate tumor with faint neovascularity. At surgery, the tumor was found to be located between the left caudate lobe and the IVC, and was resected as being of a retroperitoneal origin. This case illustrates that tumor location must be determined with great care when the mass seems to exist at the dorsal edge of the liver, and especially when the tumor is hypovascular.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 282-284 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Japanese journal of clinical oncology |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 1997 |
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- Oncology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cancer Research
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Retroperitoneal Schwannoma Mimicking Hepatic Tumor in the Caudate Lobe. / Nakamura, Masafumi; Takayama, Tadatoshi; Takayasu, Kenichi; Shimada, Kazuaki; Yamamoto, Junji; Kosuge, Tomoo; Sakamoto, Michiie; Yamasaki, Susumu; Shimizu, Shuji; Makuuchi, Masatoshi.
In: Japanese journal of clinical oncology, Vol. 27, No. 4, 01.01.1997, p. 282-284.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Retroperitoneal Schwannoma Mimicking Hepatic Tumor in the Caudate Lobe
AU - Nakamura, Masafumi
AU - Takayama, Tadatoshi
AU - Takayasu, Kenichi
AU - Shimada, Kazuaki
AU - Yamamoto, Junji
AU - Kosuge, Tomoo
AU - Sakamoto, Michiie
AU - Yamasaki, Susumu
AU - Shimizu, Shuji
AU - Makuuchi, Masatoshi
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - We report a 41-year-old woman with a retroperitoneal schwannoma mimicking hepatic tumor in the caudate lobe. Dynamic computed tomography in the early phase showed an enhanced tumor (2.7 cm in diameter) in the Spiegel lobe of the liver, which compressed the inferior vena cava (IVC). We also performed left hepatic angiographic computed tomography, and found that the tumor was less enhanced. The patient underwent laparotomy under a preoperative diagnosis of primary hepatic caudate tumor with faint neovascularity. At surgery, the tumor was found to be located between the left caudate lobe and the IVC, and was resected as being of a retroperitoneal origin. This case illustrates that tumor location must be determined with great care when the mass seems to exist at the dorsal edge of the liver, and especially when the tumor is hypovascular.
AB - We report a 41-year-old woman with a retroperitoneal schwannoma mimicking hepatic tumor in the caudate lobe. Dynamic computed tomography in the early phase showed an enhanced tumor (2.7 cm in diameter) in the Spiegel lobe of the liver, which compressed the inferior vena cava (IVC). We also performed left hepatic angiographic computed tomography, and found that the tumor was less enhanced. The patient underwent laparotomy under a preoperative diagnosis of primary hepatic caudate tumor with faint neovascularity. At surgery, the tumor was found to be located between the left caudate lobe and the IVC, and was resected as being of a retroperitoneal origin. This case illustrates that tumor location must be determined with great care when the mass seems to exist at the dorsal edge of the liver, and especially when the tumor is hypovascular.
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JO - Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
JF - Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
SN - 0368-2811
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