Large benign schwannoma of the greater omentum with synchronous cervical cancer: A case report. 2021

Ralph Victor Yap, and Al Marion Santos, and Vincent Matthew Roble
Department of Surgery, Cebu Doctors' University Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines. Electronic address: rvyapmd@gmail.com.

Schwannomas are uncommon tumors of the omentum with only 16 reported cases originating from the greater omentum in the literature. We report for the first time a synchronous presentation of an omental schwannoma and cervical cancer. METHODS A 37-year-old female presented with an abdominal mass and heavy vaginal bleeding. An 11.5 × 14.6 × 16.6 cm complex omental mass and 5.4 × 6.2 × 4.4 cm lobulated heterogeneous cervical mass were noted on CT-scan. Wide excision of the complex mass and radical hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection was performed. The final biopsy revealed benign omental schwannoma and poorly differentiated cervical adenocarcinoma. Schwannomas originating from the greater omentum are less common than in the lesser omentum due to the paucity of nervous tissue in the former. They can undergo malignant transformation and the most common presentation is abdominal pain/discomfort. Larger tumors may cause catastrophic bleeding. Prompt surgery should be offered and wide local excision with sufficient margins be performed when there is suspicion of malignancy. Schwannomas presenting with multiple or synchronous lesions are commonly associated with neurofibromatosis type 2, schwannomatosis, and Carney's complex. Whether this co-occurrence is simply incidental or has a causal relationship remains to be established. CONCLUSIONS Benign schwannoma of the greater omentum is rare and only requires complete tumor excision. However, surgeons should be aware that synchronous presentation of cervical cancer is possible and that thorough examination of both sites should be undertaken when either primary tumor presents.

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