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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2017

Schwannoma of the vagina - a common tumor but a rare location: A case report.

Xin An, Meng Zhu, Ning Zhang, Sanjun Lu, Pin Wei, Linna Jiang, Xueli Yang

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Article in Molecular and clinical oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. SOX10 lights the path: recognizing rare vulvar schwannoma and review of the literature.Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2026
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Xin AnDepartment of Pathology, Handan First Hospital, Handan, Hebei 056002, P.R. China.
Meng ZhuDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China.
Ning ZhangDepartment of Pathology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China.
Sanjun LuDepartment of Pathology, Handan First Hospital, Handan, Hebei 056002, P.R. China.
Pin WeiDepartment of Pathology, Handan First Hospital, Handan, Hebei 056002, P.R. China.
Linna JiangDepartment of Pathology, Handan First Hospital, Handan, Hebei 056002, P.R. China.
Xueli YangDepartment of Pathology, Handan First Hospital, Handan, Hebei 056002, P.R. China.
Handan College · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNNingxia Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schwannomas are nerve sheath tumors arising from Schwann cells. These tumors usually present as benign, relatively slow-growing, solitary, encapsulated, painless masses. Schwannomas rarely occur in the vagina, and have not been fully recognized as gynecological tumors. We herein describe the case of a patient who presented with a schwannoma occurring in the wall of vagina, with non-specific symptoms lasting for ~1 year. The vaginal mass was incidentally detected during a sonographic examination and the patient was referred for surgical resection. The surgery was uncomplicated and the vaginal tumor was diagnosed as benign schwannoma. The immunohistochemical examination revealed positivity for vimentin, S-100 and glial fibrillary acidic protein, whereas discovered on GIST-1, CD117, CD34, desmin, smooth muscle actin and cytokeratin were negative. Tumors occurring in the vagina are common and are of variable histological types, with a wide range of pathological characteristics and complications. Schwannoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with atypical symptoms from the gynecological tract. Immunohistochemical staining is required for confirmation of the diagnosis of schwannoma, and for distinguishing this entity from other homologous tumors.

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immunohistochemistryS-100 proteinschwannomavagina

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