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Presacral Schwannoma Resembling Lymph Node Metastasis in a Patient with Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

Yukihiro Hama, Etsuko Tate

Abstract


Introduction: SSchwannomas originating in the pelvic region are rare and present diagnostic challenges when they coexist with malignancies.

 

Case Presentation: A 58-year-old man with urinary frequency and an elevated prostate-specific antigen level underwent preoperative imaging. T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the prostate identified an irregular hypointense lesion with extracapsular invasion, as well as a presacral nodule resembling lymph node metastasis. The presacral nodule exhibited an intermediate signal intensity on the apparent diffusion coefficient map that was derived from diffusion-weighted images. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI revealed persistent enhancement in the presacral node, while the prostate tumor exhibited strong early enhancement followed by washout. Pathological and laparoscopic findings confirmed the coexistence of locally advanced prostate cancer and pelvic schwannoma.

 

Conclusions: MRI is useful not only in detecting prostate cancer but also in differentiating lymph node metastases from schwannoma.


Keywords


neurilemmoma, pelvic neoplasms, prostatic neoplasms

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DOI: 10.33371/ijoc.v18i1.1096

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