Abstract
We treated a patient with giant schwannoma of the back. The tumor measured 35 x 25 x 12 cm and weighted 1840 g. Histological diagnosis was benign schwannoma. To our knowledge, there is no previous report of such a large schwannoma of the back.
MeSH terms
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Humans
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Laminectomy
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Invasiveness
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery*
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Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Spinal Neoplasms / pathology
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Spinal Neoplasms / surgery*
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Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology
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Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed