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It may arise in the retroperitoneum, where it can attain enormous sizes and cause considerable diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. A variety of incapacitating symptoms may arise, depending on its size alone and the related contagious organs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>PRESENTATION OF CASE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 71-year-old female, who was incapacitated by a giant abdominal mass, associated with weight loss, immobility, general weakness and constipation. Radiologically, the presence of a huge pelviabdominal tumour was confirmed. A preoperative tissue diagnosis was entertained but omitted, and we resorted to direct surgical excision instead. During surgery, significant bleeding from the surrounding lumbar vessels was encountered, but it was controlled and the tumour was excised intact. Histopathologically, it showed the histologic features of ancient schwannoma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DISCUSSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the patient presented here, who was rendered immobile by the tumour, total excision or at least debulking seemed appropriate, regardless of any biopsy result.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The diagnosis of retroperitoneal schwannoma and its variant \u201cancient schwannoma\u201d should be considered when a huge pelviabdominal tumour is encountered. Although CT guided biopsy may be helpful in reaching a preoperative diagnosis, this might not change the decision for the need of total tumour excision or at least debulking, in the presence of incapacitating symptoms. 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