KMID : 0358320070480060663
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Korean Journal of Urology 2007 Volume.48 No. 6 p.663 ~ p.666
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Pelvic Schwannoma Causing Recurrent Acute Urinary Retention
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Kim Byeong-Seok
Son Young-Woo Lee Seoung-Jin Jang Si-Hyong Park Yong-Wook Oh Young-Ha Choi Hong-Yong Moon Hong-Sang
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Abstract
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Schwannoma is a tumor that arises from neural sheath Schwann cells of peripheral nerves. Schwannoma is mostly solitary, except when it occurs in association with Von Recklinghausen¡¯s disease. Solitary schwannoma can occur in association with a nerve anywhere within the body, but rarely occurs in the pelvis. Microscopically, the tumors can be divided into hypercellular bundles of spindle-shaped cells(Antoni A area) and areas of lower cellularity, with loose myxomatous arrangement of cells and fibers(Antoni B area). Complete resection of pelvic schwannoma is a curative treatment. We report a case of benign presacral cystic schwannoma that caused recurrent acute urinary retention in a 79-year-old woman, along with a review of the literature. (Korean J Urol 2007;48: 663-666)
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KEYWORD
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Schwannoma, Pelvis
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