Ancient Schwannoma

A benign, potentially large peripheral nerve tumour that is most common in the retroperitoneal space, characterised by cyst formation, calcification, hyalinisation, and haemorrhage
Management Simple excision

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Schwannoma, ancient schwannoma, peripheral nerve sheath tumor, pediatric patient.

Based on all the features, final diagnosis of ancient schwannoma rendered.

Ancient schwannoma of the mouth floor - A case report and review.

Ancient Schwannoma of oral cavity in a pediatric patient

Ancient schwannoma is a sub-type of schwannomas that is quite rare.

Retroperitoneal bolgede ise oldukca nadirdirler Ancient schwannoma ise oldukca az gorulen bir subtipdir.

Giant retroperitoneal ancient schwannoma: An unusual schwannoma type in the rarest localization/Dev retroperitoneal ancient schwannoma: Oldukca nadir bir lokalizasyonda, nadir tipte bir schwannoma

4) Mitoses are rare and the nuclei are usually cytologically bland with tapered ends; however, nuclear pleomorphism and atypia may occur as a result of degenerative change, the term ancient schwannoma being used when these changes are prominent.

Neurogenic Polyps of the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Clinicopathologic Review With Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis and Syndromic Associations

No mitotic activity was seen and was suggestive of an Ancient Schwannoma (Figure: 2).

Features are suggestive of schwannoma with degenerative changes: Ancient Schwannoma (Figure: 4).

MRI and FNAC are useful tools in pre-operative diagnosis of Ancient schwannoma: a case report

where a 35-year-old woman who had bilateral adrenal masses had undergone laparoscopic adrenalectomy under the suspicion of a malignant tumor, however, pathologic findings indicated a retroperitoneal ancient schwannoma (4).

Laparoscopic treatment of an adrenal schwannoma embedded in liver: a case report/Karacigere gomulu bir adrenal schwannomun laparoskopik tedavisi: olgu sunumu

Ancient schwannoma masquerading as parotid pleomorphic adenoma.

Coexisting facial nerve schwannoma and monomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland

Ancient schwannoma of the posterolateral pharynx: A benign lesion commonly mistaken for sarcoma.

Schwannoma of the epiglottis: first report of a case. (Original Article)

These include pleomorphic lipoma, pleomorphic leiomyoma,[6] ancient schwannoma,[7] pleomorphic fibroma,[8] and variants of dermatofibroma with atypical cells, known as dermatofibroma with monster cells.