| Summary points: | A 26-year-old Hispanic male, with a history of chronic abdominal pain for 2 years, presents with acute periumbilical pain. Physical examination, exploratory laparotomy, magnetic resonance imaging, and laminectomy are described; images provided. The authors discuss the need to consider thoracic lesions such as schwannomas in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen without clear etiology. |
Giant Thoracic Schwannoma Presenting with Abrupt Onset of Abdominal Pain: A Case Report
