An unusual cause of adnexal mass: fallopian tube schwannoma.
BACKGROUND
Schwannoma is a well-defined, usually benign tumor arising from the Schwann cells in the nerve sheath. It can present in any location as a solitary mass; however, it is rarely found in the pelvis.


METHODS
We report a 40-year-old female patient with a pelvic mass, which revealed tubal schwannoma after complete resection of the mass and uterus by laparotomy.


CONCLUSIONS
Schwannomas are thought to result from a proliferation of perineural cells. Although origin along the nerves of the retroperitoneal space is not uncommon, these tumors rarely present as pelvic masses.
Duran
Bulent
B
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey. bduran@cumhuriyet.edu.tr
Guvenal
Tevfik
T
Yildiz
Esin
E
Cetin
Meral
M
Erden
Omur
O
Demirkoprulu
Nihal
N
D000290:Adnexa Uteri / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery