Tumor neurofibroma. A patient's presentation

Authors

  • Mabel Monteagudo Barreto Hospital Ginecoobstétrico “Mariana Grajales”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Serafín Palma Mora Hospital Ginecoobstétrico “Mariana Grajales”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • José A. Marrero Martínez Hospital Ginecoobstétrico “Mariana Grajales”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

neurofibroma

Abstract

The neurofibroma tumor is a disease that is presented as a pelvic mass that impresses being of gynecological origin, his frequency is not very representative, they are neurogenic tumors located in the lower hemiabdomen, it is considered as a benign disease, clinically it appears as a solid mass that can made a mistake with a lipoma, with epithelial tumors, with fibromas, etc. and in his classification the less frequent one is the type II or Schwanniano disease. A 72 year old pacient was presented with a tumor with a initial diagnostic of gynecological etiology that was intervened surgically at  "Mariana Grajales" Gynecoobstetric Hospital for possible cyst of left ovary or a subserosal myoma, during surgery the normal internal genitals and the presence of a retroperitoneal tumor was corroborated.  It was concluded, therefore for it appearance in making a  pathologic study as a neurofibromatous tumor.

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Monteagudo Barreto M, Palma Mora S, Marrero Martínez JA. Tumor neurofibroma. A patient’s presentation. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 17];8(1):83-8. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/58

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2014): January-March

Section

Case Reports

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