Pancreatic schwannoma: Case report, clinico-pathologic correlation, and review of the literature

Carnot Ntafam; Adam T Miller; Bryce D Beutler; Judith Bamporiki; Ara B Sahakian; Phillip M Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.029

Pancreatic schwannoma: Case report, clinico-pathologic correlation, and review of the literature

Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Jul 27;17(10):3504-3510. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.029. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Authors

Carnot Ntafam¹, Adam T Miller², Bryce D Beutler², Judith Bamporiki³, Ara B Sahakian⁴, Phillip M Cheng²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, 1500 San Pablo Street, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
³ University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kigali, Rwanda.
⁴ Department of Gastroenterology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Abstract

Schwannomas are common peripheral nerve sheath tumors that typically occur on the head, neck, trunk, or extremities. Intra-abdominal schwannomas, however, are rare. We describe a young woman who presented for imaging evaluation of suspected nephrolithiasis and was incidentally found to have a schwannoma centered within the pancreatic parenchyma. In addition, we detail the clinical, imaging, and histopathologic features of pancreatic schwannoma and summarize diagnosis and management of this rare clinical entity.

Keywords: Pancreatic schwannoma; Pancreatic tumors; Peripheral nerve sheath tumor; Rare neoplasms; Schwannoma.

Publication types

Case Reports