Ann Surg Case Rep | Volume 5, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access

Huge Adrenal Schwannoma: A Rare Type of Adrenal Tumor, Misconceived for Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Han JH¹ , Lee BC¹ , Park YM1 , Jung HJ¹ , Kim D² and Choi JB^{1 *}

¹Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea ² Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea

^*Correspondance to: [email protected] 

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Abstract

Schwannoma is benign and uncommon neoplasm arising from the neural crest cells. The most common tumor sites are the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the head and neck. Retroperitoneal schwannomas account for 1% to 3% of all schwannomas and are predominantly female. In particular, adrenal schwannoma is very rare, and due to its large size at the time of diagnosis, adrenal schwannoma is frequently misdiagnosed as adrenocortical carcinoma or pheochromocytoma. Adrenal schwannoma is difficult to distinguish it from other adrenal diseases based on imaging findings alone. In this report, we introduce the case of left huge adrenal schwannoma.

Keywords:

Adrenalectomy; Schwannoma; Adrenal surgery; Adrenal tumor

Citation:

Han JH, Lee BC, Park YM, Jung HJ, Kim D, Choi JB. Huge Adrenal Schwannoma: A Rare Type of Adrenal Tumor, Misconceived for Adrenocortical Carcinoma. Ann Surg Case Rep. 2022; 5(2): 1064.