title: Retroperitoneal schwannoma bearing at the right vaginal wall.
abstract: Benign schwannoma commonly arises from schwann cells of the neural sheath. We report a rare case of retroperitoneal schwannoma bearing at the vaginal wall. The tumor was a 7x5x4-cm solid mass revealed using several image techniques and diagnosed to be a retroperitoneal tumor preoperatively. The tumor was tightly attached to the vaginal submucosal tissue, so complete surgical resection was difficult. However, an almost complete resection was carried out macroscopically using laparotomy. Histologic and immunohistochemical studies confirmed the diagnosis. The patient has been followed for 18 months after the operation, but there is no evidence of recurrent tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, Division of Molecular and Cell Therapeutics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Toshisada
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Kohzo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Etoh
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wake
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology*