Benign esophageal schwannoma compressing the trachea in pregnancy.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.088.
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Abstract
A rare case of esophageal schwannoma compressing the trachea in pregnancy is presented. A 29-year-old pregnant woman was hospitalized due to severe dyspnea. Imaging studies revealed a homogeneous tumor (8 cm in diameter) in the posterior mediastinum with compression of the lower trachea. After an uneventful cesarean section, the patient underwent a mini-axillary thoracotomy with video-assisted thoracic surgery. The tumor arose from within the muscular layers of the esophagus and was enucleated by gentle blunt dissection. Pathologic and immunohistochemical examinations revealed a benign esophageal schwannoma.
Medical subject headings
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Neurilemmoma
- Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
- Pregnancy Outcome