Obstet Gynecol Sci.  2014 Jan;57(1):86-88.

Incidental diagnosis of vaginal schwannoma in a patient with thigh pain

• Park JW
• Hwang SO
• Choi SJ
• Lee BI
• Park JH
• Song E

Abstract

Schwannoma commonly arises from Schwann cells of the neural sheath, and is rare in the groin region. Here, we describe a vaginal schwannoma incidentally detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a patient with thigh pain. A 43-year-old woman presented with thigh pain with burning and tingling sensations in the medial aspect of her left thigh. MRI revealed a mass lesion of heterogeneous intensity 5.2 x 5.7 cm in the left vaginal wall. The mass was resected and histology revealed schwannoma.

Keyword

Magnetic resonance imaging; Schwannoma; Vaginal neoplasm

MeSH Terms

Adult
Burns
Diagnosis*
Female
Groin
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neurilemmoma*
Schwann Cells
Sensation
Thigh*
Vaginal Neoplasms

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass lesion of heterogeneous intensity 5.2×5.7 cm in the left vaginal wall.

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  Fig. 2 (A) Tumor section revealed a yellow/gray heterogeneous appearance without apparent necrosis. (B) Microscopic examination showed a fascicular arrangement of spindle cells without nuclear atypia. Mitosis was not observed (H&E, ×20).

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