A Huge Retroperitoneal Neurofibroma mimicking broad ligament fibroid in postmenopausal women: An extremely rare report with review of literature

A Huge Retroperitoneal Neurofibroma in a post menopausal women

Abstract

The neurofibroma is a tumour of neural origin. This kind of neoplasm, though, is generally skin located. Rare cases in deep organs or in the peritoneal cavity are also reported in the literature. There are two types of neurofibromas, localized and diffuse; the latter is associated with von Recklinghausen disease and always occurs together with skin neurofibromas. Here we report the case of a 62-year-old woman affected by neurofibroma, but not associated with von Recklinghausen disease.
A computed tomography (CT) scan described a retroperitoneal pararenal lesion with no clear involvement of adjacent viscera. We describe the diagnostic modality, treatment planning and the timing of treatment of this neoplasm, reviewing also the literature.