CASE 534: TUMOR INTRA PSOAS MUSCLE, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, Dr LE THONG LUU, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

WOMAN 60YO WITH LUMBAGO ON LEFT SITE.
ULTRASOUND DETECTED HYPOECHOIC MASS INTRA LEFT PSOAS MUSCLE, SIZE 4 CM   LOOKED LIKE ABSCESS   BUT BLOOD TEST IS NORMAL  ( US1, US 2 , US3).

MRI  OF ABDOMEN DETECTED  ONE MASS  WELL BORDERED,  SIZE 4-3CM  INTRA PSOAS MUSCLE NEAR  LEFT LATERAL BORDER OF  LUMBAR SPINE L1  ( MRI 1). 

MRI 2 : SAGITAL VIEW ,  MRI 3 :  T2 W.    

RADIOLOGIST  SUSGESTED  A NEURO TUMOR   

CORE BIOPSY UNDER ULTRASOUND GUIDING IS  NEURINOMA.

OPERATION  REMOVED THIS TUMOR.