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Year : 2019 | Volume
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Case report of vulvar schwannoma and literature review
RA Vhriterhire1, TZ Swende2, EP Onche2, N Terhemba1
1 Department of Anatomical Pathology, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, North-Central, Nigeria 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, North-Central, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. R A Vhriterhire Department of Anatomical Pathology, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/TJOG.TJOG_62_18
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Schwannoma is a rare benign encapsulated tumor derived from neural sheath cells. The tumor is more common in the head and neck regions and the extremities. Its location in the vulvovaginal region is a rare phenomenon with a few reported cases worldwide. We report a case of a large vulvar schwannoma occurring in an 18-year-old woman, primigravidae at 35 weeks gestation. The ulcerated tumor mass which measured 10.5 × 7 × 6.5 cm and weighed 249.2 grams was located on the right labium majus with extension into the vagina. The tumor evoked strong immunohistochemical reactivity to S-100. There was no evidence of recurrence after several weeks of excision of the neoplasm.
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