Vaginal schwannoma: a case report

Abstract

Vaginal schwannoma is a rare benign gynecological tumor and the diagnosis of it may resemble many other more common lesions. The case: A 28 years old pregnant women at 28 weeks gestation admitted to labor ward complaining of huge abdominal distention, symptoms and signs of preterm labor with watery vaginal discharge. An emergency laparotomy was done to her and a huge abdominal & pelvic mass (size 40 x 45 cm and weight 6.600 gm ) was excised from the vagina. At the same time hysterotomy was done to her and delivered a dead female whom gestational age was 28 weeks. The patient had an eventful postoperative period. The aim of this report is to present the pathology, presentation, diagnoses, management and follow up of gynecological schwannoma