A huge cystic cellular schwannoma of the intercostal nerve presenting with dyspnea.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.065.
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Abstract
We report a 73-year-old man who presented with dyspnea that was caused by a huge and single cystic cellular schwannoma in the left chest. He underwent radical tumor excision by a thoracotomy. The patient is doing well, without evidence of recurrence, 8 months after surgical resection.
Medical subject headings
- Intercostal Nerves
- Neurilemmoma
- Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms