Giant Thoracic Schwannoma Presenting with Abrupt Onset of Abdominal Pain: A Case Report
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Journal of Medical Case Reports / Isaac Yang, Elena Paik, Nancy G Huh, Andrew T Parsa and Christopher P Ames
Summary points:
A 26-year-old Hispanic male, with a history of chronic abdominal pain for 2 years, presents with acute periumbilical pain. Physical examination, exploratory laparotomy, magnetic resonance imaging, and laminectomy are described; images provided. The authors discuss the need to consider thoracic lesions such as schwannomas in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen without clear etiology.
Giant Thoracic Schwannoma Presenting with Abrupt Onset of Abdominal Pain: A Case Report
