Schloffer's tumor

The Schloffer tumor is a granulomatous connective tissue tumor caused by a chronic inflammatory reaction . The Schloffer tumor is named after the surgeon Hermann Schloffer (1868–1937).

Occur

The tumor can appear after inflammation of the appendix appendix on the abdominal wall. Mostly it is a so-called talc granuloma or a reaction to surgical sutures (suture granuloma) that occurs months or years after the operation.

literature

• Fritz Holle: Floor plan of the entire surgery. Springer, Berlin and Heidelberg, 1960. p. 1131
• Werner Wenz : Abdominal angiography. Springer, Berlin and Heidelberg, 1972. p. 110
• Richard Schmidt, Osamah Choudhry, Ramya Takkellapati, Jean Anderson Eloy, William Couldwell, James Liu: Hermann Schloffer and the Origin of Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery. In: Neurosurgical Focus 2012; 33 (2): e5 ( online )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hans Bankl: Workbook Pathology: Introduction to Pathology. Pathological-anatomical internship. Volume 1. facultas.wuv, Maudrich 1998. ISBN 3850764036 . P. 38.
2. ^ Fritz Holle: Outline of the entire surgery. P. 1131.

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