Adrenal schwannoma can be FDG-Avid on PET/CT: case report and review of historic institutional pathology

Abstract

Abstract Schwannomas are benign, generally indolent tumors of neural crest origin and comprise the most common histologic tumor of peripheral nerves. Schwannomas are a rare histology for retroperitoneal tumors and very rare histologic findings for tumors of the adrenal gland with fewer than 50 cases in the reported literature. Here we present a case report of a non-hormonally functional but metabolically active adrenal tumor with indeterminate imaging characteristics with final pathology showing a 6.1 cm adrenal schwannoma as well as historical institutional pathology review revealing two additional cases.

Keywords

• Adrenal gland
• Adrenal schwannoma
• Adrenalectomy
• Adrenal nodule
• Adrenal Tumor