| Literature DB >> 17614860 |
Wen-Yu Chuang1, Chi-Ju Yeh, Shih-Ming Jung, Swei Hsueh.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17614860 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2007.apm_734.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: APMIS ISSN: 0903-4641 Impact factor: 3.205