Bozkurt Murat, Kara Duygu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universal Hospital Group Malatya, Turkey.
Acta Med Iran. 2013 Jul 13;51(6):427-9.
Schwannoma is a solitary, slow growing, benign tumour of the peripheral nerve sheath, and it is most common locations are the head, neck, the flexor surfaces of the extremities, retroperitoneal and posterior mediastinium. External female genital organs are the least common location site of the schwannoma. Only a few cases of vulvar schwannoma have been reported.We report 65 year- old woman presented with a left vulvar swelling, which had been present for several years. The tumor size is 15x12 cm and slowly increased but it prevent patient activities such as walking and sitting. The tumor was resected for treatment and the histological examination confirmed to be a vulvar schwannoma. In our best knowledge, vulvar schwannoma in this case is the largest size in the literature.
神经鞘瘤是一种孤立的、生长缓慢的外周神经鞘良性肿瘤，其最常见的部位是头颈部、四肢屈侧、腹膜后和后纵隔。女性外生殖器是神经鞘瘤最不常见的发病部位。仅有少数外阴神经鞘瘤的病例报道。我们报告了一名65岁女性，其左侧外阴肿物已存在数年。肿瘤大小为15×12厘米，缓慢增大，影响患者行走和坐立等活动。肿瘤经手术切除，组织学检查确诊为外阴神经鞘瘤。据我们所知，该病例中的外阴神经鞘瘤是文献报道中最大的。
