[Primary Hepatic Schwannoma]

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2018 Sep 25;72(3):150-154. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2018.72.3.150.
[Article in Korean]

Abstract

A primary benign schwannoma of the liver is extremely rare. Only 30 cases have been reported in the medical literature worldwide, and only one case has been reported in Korea previously. A 56-year-old man was admitted to Gil Medical Center with incidental findings of a hepatic mass by abdominal computed tomography. The computed tomography and magnetic resonance image revealed a 3×2 cm-sized solid mass in the left lobe of the liver. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a benign schwannoma, proven by positive immunoreaction with the neurogenic marker S-100 protein and a negative response to CD34, CD117, and smooth muscle actin. We report a primary benign schwannoma of the liver and review the literature.

Keywords: Neurilemmoma; Peripheral nervous system neoplasms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Liver Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
  • Neurilemmoma / metabolism
  • S100 Proteins / metabolism
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • S100 Proteins