Melanotic Schwannoma of the Vagina: A Report of a Very Rare Tumor and Review of the Literature
Melanotic schwannoma (MS) is a rare nerve sheath tumor with fewer than 200 cases reported. MS has uncertain malignant potential and comprises 1% of all nerve sheath tumors with a predilection for the spinal nerve roots. An even rarer location for this tumor is the vagina. Up to 55% of MSs that conta...
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| description | Melanotic schwannoma (MS) is a rare nerve sheath tumor with fewer than 200 cases reported. MS has uncertain malignant potential and comprises 1% of all nerve sheath tumors with a predilection for the spinal nerve roots. An even rarer location for this tumor is the vagina. Up to 55% of MSs that contain psammoma bodies are associated with the Carney complex, an autosomal dominant syndrome. Criteria for malignancy in MS are still not well established and long term follow-up of patients is recommended. A 26-year-old woman presented with a bleeding vaginal tumor which was diagnosed as MS following excision. The clinical, histopathological, and immunohistochemical features of this tumor are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-822eeaea8b224cb98a1f6a77343ed5642025-02-03T07:24:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922019-01-01201910.1155/2019/85218348521834Melanotic Schwannoma of the Vagina: A Report of a Very Rare Tumor and Review of the LiteratureKofi Effah0Stefan Seidl1Edith Gorges2Patrick Kafui Akakpo3Battor Catholic Hospital, North Tongu District, Volta Region, Ghana22459 Hamburg, Frohmestrasse 59, Hamburg, GermanyBattor Catholic Hospital, North Tongu District, Volta Region, GhanaDepartment of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, GhanaMelanotic schwannoma (MS) is a rare nerve sheath tumor with fewer than 200 cases reported. MS has uncertain malignant potential and comprises 1% of all nerve sheath tumors with a predilection for the spinal nerve roots. An even rarer location for this tumor is the vagina. Up to 55% of MSs that contain psammoma bodies are associated with the Carney complex, an autosomal dominant syndrome. Criteria for malignancy in MS are still not well established and long term follow-up of patients is recommended. A 26-year-old woman presented with a bleeding vaginal tumor which was diagnosed as MS following excision. The clinical, histopathological, and immunohistochemical features of this tumor are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8521834 |
| spellingShingle | Kofi Effah Stefan Seidl Edith Gorges Patrick Kafui Akakpo Melanotic Schwannoma of the Vagina: A Report of a Very Rare Tumor and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Melanotic Schwannoma of the Vagina: A Report of a Very Rare Tumor and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Melanotic Schwannoma of the Vagina: A Report of a Very Rare Tumor and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Melanotic Schwannoma of the Vagina: A Report of a Very Rare Tumor and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Melanotic Schwannoma of the Vagina: A Report of a Very Rare Tumor and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Melanotic Schwannoma of the Vagina: A Report of a Very Rare Tumor and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | melanotic schwannoma of the vagina a report of a very rare tumor and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8521834 |
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