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Case Reports
. 2009 Feb;52(1):E8-9.

Perineal schwannoma

Sebastiano Pantè  1 , Maria-Luisa Terranova, Grazia Leonello, Francesco Fedele, Giorgio Ascenti, Ciro Famulari
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Case Reports

Perineal schwannoma

Sebastiano Pantè et al. Can J Surg. 2009 Feb.
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Fig. 1. Magnetic resonance imaging sagittal T2-weighted image (repetition time 5400 ms, echo time 99 ms). The bilobate perineal mass appears well encapsulated and not homogeneous. Compression without infiltration of the left corpus cavernosum is clearly visible.
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Fig. 2. Microscopic examination of the tumour shows (A) a biphasic pattern of Antoni A and B areas and infrequent but distinctive Verocay bodies (hematoxylin–eosin stain, original magnification × 40). (B) There is immunoreactivity in neoplastic elements for S-100 antibody (hematoxylin–eosin stain, original magnification × 10).
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