Summary:
A 45 years old woman admitted to our Hospital with pain in
the right flank and right hypochondrium. Her abdominal
USG and CT scan showed a large complex cystic mass present
in the deep soft tissue compressing the right kidney. Multiple
gall bladder stones were also found in imaging. Both the
adrenal glands and left kidney had a normal appearance.
The mass was completely resected with extended right
subcostal incision along with excision of Gall bladder.
Histopathological examination of the specimen revealed a
degenerated schwannoma. Patient was discharged on 8th
day after operation without any complications.
Key words: Retroperitoneal Schwannoma, Flank pain.
(J Banagladesh Coll Phys Surg 2015; 33: 225-228)