Murakami R, Tajima H, Kobayashi Y, Sugizaki K, Ogura J, Yamamoto K, Kumazaki T, Egami K, Maeda S
Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, 1-7-1, Nagayama, Tama-city, Tokyo, 206, Japan.
Eur Radiol. 1998;8(2):277-9. doi: 10.1007/s003300050379.
Schwannoma is a benign neurogenic tumor arising from the sheath of peripheral nerves. It occurs very rarely in the mesentery, where it is difficult to diagnose. Herein we describe a case in which contrast-enhanced CT and gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MR showed a locally enhanced well-defined tumor with a cystic component just anterior to the duodenum. These findings corresponded well to the resected specimen.