Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
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Case Report

Retroperitoneal Schwannoma: When EUS-Guided FNA can Avoid Surgery

Claudio Zulli^1*, Nadia Alberghina¹, Giuseppe Grande¹, Mauro Manno¹, Luca Reggiani Bonetti², Flavia Pigò¹, Vincenzo Giorgio Mirante¹, Santi Mangiafico¹, Rita Conigliaro¹ and Carmelo Barbera¹

¹Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, NOCSAE Hospital, Baggiovara di Modena, Italy

²Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Public Health, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia-Section of Pathology, Modena, Italy

Corresponding Author:

Claudio Zulli
Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit
NOCSAE Hospital, via Pietro Giardini 1355
Baggiovara di Modena, ZIP Code 41126, Italy
Tel: +39 0593961260
Fax: +39 0593961216
E-mail: mailto:zulli.claudio@gmail.com

Received date: March 25, 2016; Accepted date: June 23, 2016; Published date: June 26, 2016

Citation: Zulli C, Alberghina N, Grande G, Manno M, Bonetti LR, et al. (2016) Retroperitoneal Schwannoma: When EUS-Guided FNA can Avoid Surgery. J Gastrointest Dig Syst 6:443. doi:10.4172/2161-069X.1000443

Copyright: © 2016 Zulli C, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License; which permits unrestricted use; distribution; and reproduction in any medium; provided the original author and source are credited.

Schwannomas are rare benign tumor that arises from peripheral or cranial nerve. Commonly, they occur into the head or neck and rarely into the retroperitoneum or pancreas. Usually they are asymptomatic tumor, discovered incidentally. Final diagnosis is generally confirmed after surgical intervention. The possibility to reach the lesion by EUS and to perform FNA can avoid invasive procedures. Here we discuss a rare case of retroperitoneal schwannoma diagnosed by Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided Fine needle aspiration (FNA).

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