Schwannoma is a benign tumour arising from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath; histologic predominance of degenerative findings is typical of a rare variant, the "ancient" schwannoma.(1-3) Retroperitoneal pelvic localization of these tumours is quite rare.(4,5) Even more exceptional is development in the perineal area, which we report here.(4)
Perineal schwannoma
PANTE', Sebastiano;TERRANOVA, Maria Luisa;LEONELLO, Grazia;FEDELE, FRANCESCO;ASCENTI, Giorgio;FAMULARI, Ciro
2009-01-01
Abstract
Schwannoma is a benign tumour arising from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath; histologic predominance of degenerative findings is typical of a rare variant, the "ancient" schwannoma.(1-3) Retroperitoneal pelvic localization of these tumours is quite rare.(4,5) Even more exceptional is development in the perineal area, which we report here.(4)File in questo prodotto:
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