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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul;8(7):FD15-6.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/8465.4642. Epub 2014 Jul 20.

Pancreatic schwannoma - a rare case report

Devi J  1 , Sathyalakshmi R  2 , Chandramouleeswari K  3 , Nalli R Sumitra Devi  4
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Pancreatic schwannoma - a rare case report

Devi J et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

Pancreatic schwannomas are rare neoplasms. Only 47 cases have been reported in literature as of date. Age group that is commonly involved varies between the range of 20-87 years, with an almost equal sex ratio. Tumour size ranges from 1-20 cm. Locations where schwannomas can be encountered in the pancreas are in the vast majority, the head and body, the incidence being: head-40 %, junction of head and body-6 %, body-21 %, body and tail-15 %, tail-4 % and uncinate process-13 %, 60 % of the tumours are cystic, the rest being solid tumours. We hereby report a case where in total gastrectomy with distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy was done for carcinoma stomach involving the stomach bed and pancreatic schwannoma was an incidental finding in this case.

Keywords: Antoni A and B areas; Distal pancreatectomy; Schwann cells; Splenectomy.

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Gross picture of distal end of pancreas with the yellow tan nodule measuring 1x0.8cms
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Scanner view: well encapsulated lesion in the pancreas
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Antoni B and Antoni A areas with Verocay bodies 10 X view
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