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Benign schwannoma of the pancreas.

Soumaoro LT, Teramoto K, Kawamura T, Nakamura N, Sanada T, Sugihara K, Arii S

Department of Surgical Oncology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan. soumaoro.srg2@tmd.ac.jp

Reported cases of intrapancreatic schwannomas have recently increased in the literature. However, none of these cases were diagnosed clearly as schwannoma preoperatively. We herein describe the clinicopathologic findings of a solitary benign schwannoma occurring in the head of the pancreas. Additionally, the differential diagnosis versus other cystic- and solid-appearing pancreatic masses is briefly discussed.

Published 7 February 2005 in J Gastrointest Surg, 9(2): 288-90.
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