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Schwannoma of ureter

MedGen UID:
234459
•Concept ID:
C1336877
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neurilemmoma of the Ureter; neurilemmoma of the ureter; Neurilemmoma of Ureter; neurilemmoma of ureter; Schwannoma of the Ureter; schwannoma of the ureter; Schwannoma of Ureter; schwannoma of ureter; Ureter Neurilemmoma; ureter neurilemmoma; Ureter Schwannoma; ureter schwannoma; Ureteral Neurilemmoma; ureteral neurilemmoma; Ureteral Schwannoma; ureteral schwannoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001400

Definition

A benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells, occurring in the ureter. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Laparoscopic management of sacral neurinoma causing hydronephrosis.
Giona S, Oderda M, Garbossa D, Peraldo F, Soria F, Gurioli A, Gontero P
Urologia 2012 Dec 30;79 Suppl 19:107-10. doi: 10.5301/RU.2012.9259. PMID: 22610845

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Minimally Invasive Approaches for Lumbosacral Plexus Schwannomas.
Landriel F, Padilla Lichtenberger F, Guiroy A, Soto M, Molina C, Hem S
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2024 Feb 1;26(2):149-155. Epub 2023 Oct 12 doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000877. PMID: 37831977
Laparoscopic management of sacral nerve root schwannoma with intractable vulvococcygodynia: report of three cases and review of literature.
Possover M, Kostov P
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2013 May-Jun;20(3):394-7. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2012.12.011. PMID: 23522662
Benign nerve sheath tumors on urinary bladder biopsy.
Wang W, Montgomery E, Epstein JI
Am J Surg Pathol 2008 Jun;32(6):907-12. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31815b0c9a. PMID: 18425043

Diagnosis

Laparoscopic surgery combined with the double-J tube implantation for the rare cystic-solid schwannoma of seminal vesicle: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Lin C, Liang A, Liang S, Wang X, Meng L, Chen M
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Jul 15;101(28):e29352. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029352. PMID: 35839059
Laparoscopic management of sacral nerve root schwannoma with intractable vulvococcygodynia: report of three cases and review of literature.
Possover M, Kostov P
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2013 May-Jun;20(3):394-7. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2012.12.011. PMID: 23522662
Laparoscopic management of sacral neurinoma causing hydronephrosis.
Giona S, Oderda M, Garbossa D, Peraldo F, Soria F, Gurioli A, Gontero P
Urologia 2012 Dec 30;79 Suppl 19:107-10. doi: 10.5301/RU.2012.9259. PMID: 22610845
Robotic-assisted surgical removal of pelvic schwannoma: a novel approach to a rare variant.
Konstantinidis KM, Hiridis S, Karakitsos D
Int J Med Robot 2011 Mar;7(1):55-9. Epub 2011 Jan 24 doi: 10.1002/rcs.369. PMID: 21259415
Benign nerve sheath tumors on urinary bladder biopsy.
Wang W, Montgomery E, Epstein JI
Am J Surg Pathol 2008 Jun;32(6):907-12. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31815b0c9a. PMID: 18425043

Prognosis

Renal Schwannoma: case report and literature review.
Hung SF, Chung SD, Lai MK, Chueh SC, Yu HJ
Urology 2008 Sep;72(3):716.e3-6. Epub 2008 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.12.056. PMID: 18314178
Urological aspects of primary retroperitoneal tumours.
Wagenknecht LV, Schumpelick V, Winkler R
Eur Urol 1976;2(1):15-20. doi: 10.1159/000471951. PMID: 786659

Clinical prediction guides

Minimally Invasive Approaches for Lumbosacral Plexus Schwannomas.
Landriel F, Padilla Lichtenberger F, Guiroy A, Soto M, Molina C, Hem S
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2024 Feb 1;26(2):149-155. Epub 2023 Oct 12 doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000877. PMID: 37831977

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