Title
Retrorectal tumor: A case report of Schwannoma
Other title
Tumor retrorrectal: Reporte de un caso de Schwannoma
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Asociacion Colombiana de Cirugia
Abstract
Introduction. Both benign and malignant tumors can develop in the retrorectal or presacral space. Most patients are asymptomatic and, when they do present symptoms, they are nonspecific. Among retrorectal tumors, the group of neurogenic origin stand out, where Schwannoma is the most frequent one. Clinical case. A 32-year-old woman with a retrorectal tumor, which present with imprecise symptoms, diagnosed during a surgical procedure due to a uterine myoma, which finally turned out to be a Schawnnoma. Conclusion. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are important for diagnosis and for establishing the level of the lesion in relation to the sacrum. The cornerstone of treatment is surgical resection. The approach can be anterior (abdominal), posterior (perineal, transsacral or parasacrococcygeal), or combined, according to its location at the S4 level.
Start page
324
End page
329
Volume
37
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Cirugía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85127333090
Source
Revista Colombiana de Cirugia
ISSN of the container
20117582
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