Sacral schwannoma

Case contributed by G Balachandran
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

A forty year old female was referred for evaluation of a large pelvic mass.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

mri

An expansile well-defined presacral round solid mass arising from the second sacral foramen just to the left of midline. It shows heterogeneous signal intensity and dense contrast enhancement. It is measuring 6.2 x 5.8 cm. There is evidence of erosion of left second sacral foramen with the mass extension from the neural foramen. 

Case Discussion

This patient's ultrasound examination (not shown) had revealed a solid mass anterior to the sacrum, displacing the uterus.

Surgery and histology confirmed our pre-operative diagnosis of sacral schwannoma.

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