Case Report

Low-Malignant Schwannoma of the Cervix in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Systematic Review

Table 1

Published cases of cervical schwannomas.

AuthorAgePresentationPathologyTreatmentOutcome

Cid [16]NANABenign schwannosisNANA
Gwavava [11]38NoduleBenign schwannomaDENA
Terzakis [12]47NoduleMelanocytic schwannomaTAHNED
3 years FU
LeMaire [17]47NoduleBenign schwannomaLEEPNED
6 months FU
Tahmasbi [3]48Uterine massBenign schwannomaTAH BSONA
Sloan [18]47AVBMalignant schwannomaTAH BSONED
1 year FU
Junge [19]41AVBMalignant schwannomaTAH PLNSNA
Keel [20]25/65/731 & 2: AVB
3: polyp
Malignant schwannomaTAH1 & 2: NA
3: DP
Lallas [13]51AVBMalignant schwannomaTAH BSONED
1 year FU
Bernstein [9]65AVBMalignant schwannomaRH PPLNDNA
Di Giovannantonio [15]27AVBMalignant schwannomaTAHNED
3 years FU
Kim [21]50PolypMalignant schwannomaRH BSO PLND ACTDP LFU
Dong [14]45AVBMalignant schwannomaLRH BSO PLNDNA
Dey [4]37Polyp, AVBBenign schwannomaD&CNED
6 months FU
Present case32NoduleLow-malignant schwannomaLEEP-VTNED
6 years FU

ACT: adjuvant chemotherapy; AVB: abnormal vaginal bleeding; BSO: bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; DE: diathermy excision; D&C: dilation and curettage; DP: disease progression; FU: follow-up; LEEP: loop electrosurgical excision procedure; LFU: lost at follow-up; NA: not available; NED: no evidence of disease; PLND: pelvic lymph node dissection; PLNS: pelvic lymph node sampling; PPLND: pelvic and periaortic lymph node dissection; RH: radical hysterectomy; TAH: total abdominal hysterectomy; VT: vaginal trachelectomy.