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Ali Beddouche1, Othemane Fahsi1, Adil Kallat1, Hicham El Bote1, Idriss Ziani1, Hachem El Sayegh1, Ali Iken1, Lounis Benslimane1, Yassine Nouini1.
Abstract
Schwannoma is usually a benign tumor of nervous origin arising from Schwann sheath cells. It is an extremely rare tumour because of its low incidence and its retrovescical localization. Histological and immunohistochemical examinations confirm the histological type as well as the benign or malignant origin of schwannoma. Because of the risk of recurrence and malignant transformation, excision must be complete. We report the case of a 39 years old patient, hospitalized for chronic pelvic pain accompanied by a sensation of heaviness, lower urinary tract irritation and urinary hesitancy. Diagnostic imaging (ultrasound, CT scan, MRI) of the pelvis showed a left-lateralized retrovescical mass with a thin wall, measuring 68x70x70 mm exerting mass effect on the bladder and the sigmoid. The surgical procedure, a midline laparotomy, allowed the removal of a well encapsulated retrovesical mass. Histological and immunohistochemical examinations concluded to a benign schwannoma. Recidivism and malignant transformation, although rare after surgery, impose postoperative clinical monitoring and annual CT scanning.Entities:
Keywords: Schwannoma; benign; retrovesical; surgery
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27217902 PMCID: PMC4862769 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.23.79.9020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Echographie pelvienne
Figure 2TDM pelvienne
Figure 3L'IRM pelvienne montre une masse pelvienne rehaussée de façon hétérogène après injection
Figure 4Masse retrovésicale bien encapsulée
Figure 5Tumeur nodulaire, encapsulée, de 125g, mesurant 9x6x5 cm, et présentant des zones kystiques
Figure 6HEx4 prolifération tumorale bénigne formée de 2 secteurs de densité cellulaire variable
Figure 7HEx10 prolifération tumorale à cellules fusiformes montrant des palissades nucléaires caractéristiques