Benign schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament: report of a case

Laparoscopic resection of schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament: a case report

Background

The occurrence of schwannomas in the hepatoduodenal ligament is rare, and its preoperative accurate diagnosis is difficult. Only few cases have been treated with laparoscopic surgery.

Case presentation

A 54-year-old man visited our hospital following abnormal abdominal computed tomography findings. He had no complaints, and his laboratory investigations were normal. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a tumor with enhancement at the margin of the hepatoduodenal ligament. The abdominal magnetic resonance imaging findings of the tumor showed hypointensity on the T1-weighted images and mixed hypointensity and hyperintensity on the T2-weighted fat-suppression images. Positron emission tomography showed localized accumulation of fludeoxyglucose only in the hepatoduodenal ligament tumor. The patient underwent laparoscopic tumor resection for accurate diagnosis. Histopathologically, the tumor was mainly composed of spindle cells, which were strongly positive for S-100 protein on immunohistochemical staining. The patient was discharged without any postoperative complications on day 5.

Conclusions

Complete tumor resection is essential for schwannomas to avoid recurrence. Laparoscopic surgery is useful for schwannomas occurring in the hepatoduodenal ligament and can be performed safely by devising an appropriate surgical method.

Laparoscopic Treatment of a Hepatoduodenal Ligament Schwannoma With Infrared Indocyanine Green Fluorescence

Schwannomas occurring in the hepatoduodenal ligament are extremely rare, with only four cases reported. Here, we describe a case of a 30-mm schwannoma that originated in the hepatoduodenal ligament of a 38-year-old female found during a periodic medical check-up. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a tumor in the hepatoduodenal ligament. Following an ultrasound-guided microbiopsy, histological examination showed solitary fibrous tumor or schwannomas in the liver or originating from the hepαtoduodenal ligament. The relationship between the tumor and associated organs was confirmed intraoperatively, and the tumor was removed safely in its entirety using indocyanine green. The postoperative histopathological examination revealed the presence of a schwannoma with typical characteristics. To our knowledge, this is the first case of hepatoduodenal ligament schwannoma treated by laparoscopic surgery using indocyanine green fluorescence imaging.

Schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament with portal vein invasion: A case report

RATIONALE

Schwannomas are mesenchymal tumors with low malignant potential that originate from Schwann cells. They can occur in most parts of the body, such as the head, neck, and extremities. Schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament is extremely rare, and only four cases have been reported in the literature.

PATIENT CONCERNS

Herein, we describe a 58-year-old female who presented with right epigastric pain for 10 days. Preoperative computed tomographic (CT) revealed a 4.5 cm × 3.8 cm tumor in the hepatic hilar area.

DIAGNOSES

Schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament with portal vein invasion.

INTERVENTIONS

Intraoperative findings revealed that the tumor was identified in the hepatoduodenal ligament, and the left branch of the portal vein was compressed. Complete tumor resection with reparation of the portal vein was performed for the patient. Postoperative pathological examination confirmed the final diagnosis of benign schwannoma, characterized by abundant spindle-shaped cells and positive reactivity for S-100 protein.

OUTCOMES

The patient had a good prognosis and had no recurrence after 37 months of follow-up.

LESSONS

Our case of schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament is unique owing to the portal vein invasion, aimed at helping recognize the difficulty of preoperative diagnosis.

Management of Schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament: A case report and review of the literature

RATIONALE

Schwannomas are neoplasms that originate from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath with a low malignant potential. Considering that Schwannomas often occur in the upper extremities, trunk, head, and neck, but in the hepatoduodenal ligament has seldom been reported.

PATIENT CONCERNS

A 70-year-old man was referred to our hospital for further evaluation of distension in upper abdomen. Abdominal ultrasonography reported that an anechoic mass was found between the pancreatic head and portal vein, which was measured to be about 5.5 × 4 × 4 cm. No blood flow signal was found within the mass by color doppler ultrasound. Subsequently, abdominal contrast enhanced computed tomography revealed that a well-defined round soft-tissue was above the pancreatic head and adjacent to the common heapatic artery, and it had no obvious enhancement in the arterial phase and portal phase.

DIAGNOSES

Schwannomas in the hepatoduodenal ligament.

INTERVENTIONS

After the work-up of a multidisciplinary team, a right complete excision was carried out and schwannoma was diagnosed by pathology.

OUTCOMES

The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and he left the hospital 10 days after the operation. Additionally, at the time of writing, recurrence was not observed with a follow-up of 17 months.

LESSONS

schwannomas in the hepatoduodenal ligament are extremely rare with benign behavior. Surgical resection is the gateway to cure it; however, accurate preoperative diagnosis of the schwannomas in the hepatoduodenal ligament is a huge challenge because neither the clinical symptoms nor the imaging manifestations are specific.

Neurilemmoma Mimicking a Multilocular Cystic Lesion of the Liver

Neurilemmomas are benign tumors arising from the sheaths of peripheral nerves. They appear rarely in the abdominal cavity. We herein report an 80-year-old man with a multilocular cystic neurilemmoma mimicking a liver lesion. Preoperative images showed a lesion in the porta hepatis. Although a preoperative diagnosis was difficult, surgery was undertaken because of the possibility of malignancy. Histologically, the tumor consisted of spindle-shaped cells with positivity for S-100 protein. The final diagnosis was a neurilemmoma. Porta hepatic neurilemmomas are rare. When we encounter a multilocular cystic lesion of the liver, neurilemmoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis.

Laparoscopic resection of benign schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament: A case report and review of the literature

Schwannomas are mesenchymal neoplasms with a low malignant potential, which arise from Schwann cells. The tumors can occur in most parts of the body; however, the head, neck and flexor surfaces of the extremities are the most common locations. Schwannomas occurring in the hepatoduodenal ligament are extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, only two cases of schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament have been reported in the literature, and treatment of such cases by laparoscopic surgery has not yet been reported. The present study reports a case of schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament in a 50-year-old male patient. Physical and laboratory examinations showed no abnormal results. Ultrasound and computed tomography failed to definitively diagnose the mass and identify its location. During laparoscopic surgery, a mass was identified in the hepatoduodenal ligament and was completely removed. The gross specimen was a 4.5×2.5×2.5-cm localized mass, yellowish-white in color. Microscopic examination revealed that the tumor was mainly composed of spindle-shaped cells and no atypical cells were identified. Immunohistochemical staining showed a strong positive S-100 protein reaction, whereas cluster of differentiation 34 and epithelial membrane antigen were negative. The final diagnosis of the lesion was benign schwannoma of the hepatoduodenal ligament. The patient was followed-up for 7 months and, at the time of writing, was healthy and without any complications. The aim of the present study was to describe a rare case of hepatoduodenal ligament schwannoma in a 50-year-old male patient, and present a review of the literature. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of hepatoduodenal ligament schwannoma treated by laparoscopic surgery.

Porta hepatic schwannoma: case report and a 30-year review of the literature yielding 15 cases

Background

Schwannomas located in the periportal region are extremely rare. Only 14 cases have been reported in the medical literature worldwide. Cases of porta hepatic schwannomas reported in the literature worldwide were reviewed. As a result, it is very challenging for surgeons to make a preoperative diagnosis due to its rarity and nonspecific imaging manifestations.

Case Presentation

A 57-year-old Chinese female was admitted to our institution with complaint of upper abdominal distension and the abdominal CT in the local hospital revealed a hypodense mass in the porta hepatis. A fine needle aspiration (FNA) was made to confirm the diagnosis, but the result was just suggestive of spindle cell neoplasia. Eventually, the patient underwent surgery and postoperative pathology confirmed schwannoma in porta hepatis. The patient recovered uneventfully with no evidence of recurrence after a follow-up period of 41 months.

Conclusions

It is essential for the final diagnosis of porta hepatic schwannomas to combine histological examination with immunohistochemistry after surgery. The main treatment of porta hepatic schwannomas is complete excision with free margins and no lymph node dissection. In some cases, biliary reconstruction or the proper hepatic and the gastroduodenal artery resection was performed because the tumor was inseparably attached to the extrahepatic bile duct or the proper hepatic and the gastroduodenal artery. Malignant transformation of schwannomas is very rare and the overall prognosis is satisfactory.

Case report. Schwannoma of both intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts: a rare case

Schwannoma of the biliary tree is extremely uncommon, with only a few cases having been reported so far. They commonly present with obstructive jaundice. Although involvement of the extrahepatic duct is common, occurrence in the intrahepatic ducts has not been reported. We report a case of combined intrahepatic and extrahepatic schwannoma in a 46-year-old man presenting with obstructive jaundice.

Extrahepatic biliary schwannomas: a case report

Benign schwannomas arise in neural crest-derived Schwann cells. They can occur almost anywhere in the body, but their most common locations are the central nervous system, extremities, neck, mediastinum, and retroperitoneum. Schwannomas occurring in the biliary tract are extremely rare and mostly present with obstructive jaundice. We recently experienced a case of extrahepatic biliary schwannomas in a 64-yr-old female patient who presented with intra- and extrahepatic bile duct and gallbladder stones during a screening program. To the best of our knowledge, extrahepatic biliary schwannomas associated with bile duct stones have not been reported previously in the literature.

Extrahepatic biliary schwannoma

Schwannoma (neurilemoma or neurinoma) rarely develops in the biliary tract. We report here a case of extrahepatic biliary schwannoma found in a 47-yr-old Japanese woman presenting with obstructive jaundice. The radiological imaging studies were suggestive of nonepithelial tumor involving the common bile duct. The patient underwent tumor resection. The tumor extended inward and outward from the wall of the common bile duct in the shape of a dumbbell. The extraductal tumor was solid with microcystic changes, while the intraductal lesion presented cystic changes. Microscopically, the tumor was predominantly composed of spindle-shaped cells with nuclear palisading, and it contained lymphoid aggregates. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for S-100 protein. The final diagnosis was benign schwannoma of the common bile duct. The tumor differed from usual soft tissue schwannoma and closely resembled gastrointestinal schwannoma.