Primary Uterine Cervix Schwannoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Maryam Tahmasbi,
Johnny Nguyen,
Masoumeh Ghayouri,
Shan Yuan,
Ardeshir Hakam
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6781
pISSN - 2090-679X
DOI - 10.1155/2012/353049
Subject(s) - schwannoma , medicine , cervix , uterine cervix , pathology , radiology , carcinoma , cancer
Schwannoma (neurilemmoma) is a benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor that occurs in a wide variety of locations; however, its finding in the uterine cervix is extremely rare. We report a case of an incidental primary benign cervical schwannoma in a 48-year-old woman. In the English literature, a few cases of primary schwannoma of the cervix have been reported, which include seven cases of primary malignant cervical schwannoma and only two that are benign. These cases are reviewed in the following discussion.
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