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Highlights • Pancreatic schwannomas are very rare neoplasm arising from Schwann cells that present in the nerve sheath.• Approximately only 50 cases reported in the literature.• Although the incidence of… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Pancreatic schwannomas are very rare neoplasm arising from Schwann cells that present in the nerve sheath.• Approximately only 50 cases reported in the literature.• Although the incidence of pancreatic schwannoma is low, it must be considered as one possibility in the differential diagnosis of mass lesions in the pancreas.• Whenever possible especially in large tumors surgical resections should be considered as an option due to increased chance of transformation to malignancy.
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pancreas case;
tumour pancreas;
rare tumour;
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Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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