title: A pelvic retroperitoneal schwannoma arising in the right paracolpium.
abstract: Nerve sheath tumors of the retroperitoneum are infrequently reported. In this paper, a rare case of a benign pelvic retroperitoneal schwannoma arising in the right paracolpium is presented. Preoperatively, magnetic resonance imaging revealed a solid tumor beside the vaginal canal with a clear margin. The tumor could be completely resected by the transvaginal approach and was diagnosed to be a benign schwannoma of the Antoni A type with palisade arrangement. The patient had no symptoms of motor or sensory disturbances after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina