Bladder schwannoma -- a case presentation.
Bladder schwannomas are exceedingly rare, benign or malignant, nerve sheath tumors that are most often discovered in patients with a known diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). A few sporadic case reports of bladder schwannoma have been published in urologic, obstetric/gynecologic, and pathologic journals. However, this is the first case report in the radiologic literature where computed tomography imaging and radiology-specific descriptions are discussed. Furthermore, the patient presented in this case is only the fifth published patient without NF1 to be diagnosed with a bladder schwannoma, to the best of our knowledge.
Department of Radiology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA. Andrew.Mosier@us.army.mil
Andrew D
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Mosier
David A
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Leitman
Joren
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Keylock
David
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Nguyen
David
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Grant
D000328:Adult; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008859:Microscopy, Polarization; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
Bladder mass; bladder schwannoma; neurofibromatosis; schwannoma