title: Plexiform schwannoma of the clitoris.
abstract: Only three cases of clitoral schwannoma have been reported in the English language literature, with none of them being a plexiform schwannoma. Here we report the first plexiform schwannoma of the clitoris. A 41-year-old woman without neurofibromatosis presented with a 2 x 2 cm, slowly growing, painless tumor of the clitoris. Simple excision of the tumor was performed, and pathological examination revealed a plexiform schwannoma. No evidence of recurrence was noted after 2 years of follow-up. Despite its rarity, a schwannoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a clitoral enlargement or mass. Our case, despite its unique plexiform growth pattern, has clinical features similar to those of other reported cases of clitoral schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Yu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Chi-Ju
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Shih-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Swei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002987:Clitoris / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery