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1: Alaska Med. 2002 Jul-Sep;44(3):63-5.Links

Neurilemmoma: an unusual benign tumor of the cervix.

LeMaire WJ, Kreiss C, Commodore A, Barker EA.

Mount Edgecumbe Hospital, South East Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Sitka Alaska, USA. awlemaire@hotmail.com

BACKGROUND: A Neurilemmoma (also called Schwannoma) is a benign, slowly growing neoplasm of the Schwann cells which may occur in association with any nerve. Its finding in the cervix of the uterus is extremely rare. CASE: At a routine annual exam, a 47-year-old woman was found to have a tumor on the posterior lip of the cervix. The patient was completely asymptomatic. The tumor was excised using a large electrical loop (LEEP) and found to be a benign Neurilemmoma. Subsequently a CT scan of the pelvis did not reveal any other abnormalities and no further treatment was contemplated. CONCLUSION: A benign neurilemmoma can present on the cervix as a vascular appearing tumor. This is a most unusual location for this tumor which arises from the Schwann cell of a nerve sheet.

PMID: 12497666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]