[Plexiform testicular schwannoma. Rare differential diagnosis of a testicular tumor].
In this report we describe the case of a testicular schwannoma in a human. Histologically, the tumor presented as a plexiform schwannoma. This rare benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor is an uncommon nodular variant of schwannoma, which mimics plexiform neurofibroma by its multinodular growth.
Schmidt
F
F
Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. schmidt@urologie.klinik.uni-mainz.de
Franzaring
L
L
Melchior
S
S
Ghalibafian
M
M
Radner
H
H
Thüroff
J W
JW
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology*; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000473:pathology*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*