Difference between revisions of "Schwannoma"

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{{ Infobox diagnosis
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| Micro      = Antoni A areas (cellular, fibrillary, polar, elongated), Antoni B area (pauci-cellular, loose microcystic tissue), Verocay bodies (paucinuclear area surrounded by nuclei), hyaline thickened [[blood vessel]]s, thick capsule.
+/-peripheral lymphoid cuff (esp. GI tract)
| Subtypes  = conventional schwannoma, cellular schwannoma, plexiform schwannoma, melanotic schwannoma
| LMDDx      = [[meningioma]], [[leiomyoma]], [[GIST]], [[intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma]]
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| Site      = [[soft tissue lesions|soft tissue]] - [[peripheral nerve sheath tumours]]
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| Syndromes  = [[neurofibromatosis type 2]], [[Carney complex]] (psammomatous melanotic schwannoma)
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| Prevalence = common
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| Prognosis  = good
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| ClinDDx    = [[meningioma]] - esp. at CP angle
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'''Schwannoma''' is a relatively common [[peripheral nerve sheath tumour]].
'''Schwannoma''' is a relatively common [[peripheral nerve sheath tumour]].


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*[[Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma]] - if surrounded by a rim of lymphoid tissue, i.e. [[Lymph node pathology|intranodal]].
*[[Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma]] - if surrounded by a rim of lymphoid tissue, i.e. [[Lymph node pathology|intranodal]].
*[[Leiomyoma]].
*[[Leiomyoma]].
*[[Gastrointestinal stromal tumour]].


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