SOLITARY SCHWANNOMA OF THE RETROGLANDULAR SULCUS OF THE GLANS-PENIS

Citation
F. Berard et al., SOLITARY SCHWANNOMA OF THE RETROGLANDULAR SULCUS OF THE GLANS-PENIS, Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie, 125(10), 1998, pp. 729-731
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
ISSN journal
01519638
Volume
125
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
729 - 731
Database
ISI
SICI code
0151-9638(1998)125:10<729:SSOTRS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Introduction. Solitary schwannoma is usually located in the head area and the limbs. We report a case of benign solitary schwannoma of the r etroglandular sulcus of the glans penis. Case report. A 64-year-old ma n had developed over the past year an asymptomatic nodule arising from the retroglandular sulcus of the glans penis. The nodule was removed surgically and histopathological study showed benign schwannoma. There was no association with neurofibromatosis or schwannomatosis. Discuss ion. Benign solitary schwannoma of the penis is rare. It is most often located on the dorsal shaft of the penis in a young adult. Surgical e xcision is required. Malignant schwannoma of the penis is very rarely reported.