A Case of Benign Schwannoma of the Breast: Mammographic, Ultrasonographic and Color Doppler Ultrasonographic Findings

A Case of Benign Schwannoma of the Breast: Mammographic, Ultrasonographic and Color Doppler Ultrasonographic Findings
Pinar Balci, Yeliz Takes Pekcevik, Sehnaz Caferova, Tulay Canda, Ali Sevinc, Serdar Saydam
The Breast Journal 15;4:417-418

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Most primary tumors of the breast have an epithelial origin. Nonepithelial tumors arising from indigenous structures in the breast are rare. Schwannoma (neurilemoma) is a benign neoplasm of Schwann cell origin. It can be observed anywhere in the body but the breast is a very unusual site for this tumor.

Schwannoma is a slow growing tumor, usually solitary and it appears as a breast lump having clinical and radiologic characteristics suggestive of benign lesions. Its diagnosis is histologic and its treatment is surgical