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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Isolated bladder schwannoma: a rare presentation
  1. Samer Jallad,
  2. Samir Ghani,
  3. Mohammad Ali Omar,
  4. Hanif Motiwala
  1. Department of Urology, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Slough, UK
  1. Correspondence to Samer Jallad, samer.jallad{at}nhs.net

Summary

Bladder schwannoma is a rare tumour arising from Schwann cells in nerve sheaths. It is usually more common in patients diagnosed with neurofibromatosis. However, isolated cases of urinary bladder schwannoma is incredibly rare, attributing to <0.1% of bladder tumours. A literature review and analysis revealed that it presents in adulthood, is mostly symptomatic and diagnosis is established histologically. We report a case of isolated bladder schwannoma in 25 year-old female who presented with dyspareunia.

  • urology
  • urinary and genital tract disorders
  • peripheral nerve disease
  • urological surgery

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-223154

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors SJ, MAO, SG and HM contributed to writing and editing the case report and the literature review and analysis.

    • Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.