Schwannoma in the psoas muscle removed by the retroperitoneal approach

K Hida; Y Iwasaki; H Abe; K Itamoto; K Kaneda

doi:10.3109/02688699309103483

Schwannoma in the psoas muscle removed by the retroperitoneal approach

Br J Neurosurg. 1993;7(2):213-5. doi: 10.3109/02688699309103483.

Authors

K Hida¹, Y Iwasaki, H Abe, K Itamoto, K Kaneda

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Hokkaido, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.

PMID: 8494625
DOI: 10.3109/02688699309103483

Abstract

The case of a 56-year-old male with a schwannoma in the right psoas muscle is reported. The tumour was extirpated by the retroperitoneal approach, which afforded direct access to this lumbar paraspinal lesion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Neurilemmoma / diagnosis
Neurilemmoma / surgery*
Psoas Muscles / pathology
Psoas Muscles / surgery*
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery*
Retroperitoneal Space / surgery