[Solitary schwannoma of the balanopreputial sulcus].
BACKGROUND
Solitary schwannoma is usually located in the head area and the limbs. We report a case of benign solitary schwannoma of the retroglandular sulcus of the glans penis.


METHODS
A 64-year-old man had developed over the past year an asymptomatic nodule arising from the retroglandular sulcus of the glans penis. The nodule was removed surgically and histopathological study showed benign schwannoma. There was no association with neurofibromatosis or schwannomatosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Benign solitary schwannoma of the penis is rare. It is most often located on the dorsal shaft of the penis in a young adult. Surgical excision is required. Malignant schwannoma of the penis is very rarely reported.
Bérard
F
F
Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital de l'Antiquaille, Lyon.
Grézard
P
P
Ruffion
N
N
Balme
B
B
Perrot
H
H
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology
Schwannome solitaire du sillon balano-préputial.